William Lindsay Scruggs was an American author, lawyer, and diplomat. He was a scholar of South American foreign policy and U.S. ambassador to Colombia and Venezuela. He played a key role in the Venezuela Crisis of 1895 and helped shape the modern interpretation of the Monroe Doctrine.
[Inclosure 2 in No. 90.] Mr. Scruggs to Mr. Sanchez. Legation of the United States, Bogota, February 24, 1875. Mr. Secretary: The undersigned, minister-resident of the United States of America,…
No. 194. Mr. Scruggs to Mr. Fish. Legation of the United States, Bogota, April 17, 1875. (Received May 13.) No. 97.] Sir: I have the honor to transmit to the…
No. 195. Mr. Scruggs to Mr. Fish. Legation of the United States, Bogotá, April 26, 1875. (Received June 14.) No. 99.] Sir: Dr. Manuel Murillo, special envoy to Venezuela, has…
No. 198. Mr. Scruggs to Mr. Fish. Legation of the United States, Bogotá, May 17, 1875. (Received June 14.) No. 101.] Sir: Since the date of my No. 86, of…
[Inclosure in No. 101.] Circular addressed to United States consuls in Colombia by Mr. Scruggs. Legation of the United States, Bogotá, May 17, 1875. Sir: The presidential contest between Messrs.…
[Inclosure 1 in No. 105.] Mr. Scruggs to Mr. Sanchez. Legation of the United States, Bogotá, May 27, 1875. The undersigned, minister resident of the United States of America, deplores…
[Inclosure 1 in No. 106.] Mr. Scruggs to Mr. Sanchez. Legation of the United States, Bogotá, May 31, 1875. The undersigned, minister resident of the United States of America, receives…
No. 198. Mr. Scruggs to Mr. Fish. Legation of the United States, Bogotá, June 7, 1875. (Received July 12.) No. 106.] Sir: It becomes my painful duty to record a…
No. 199. Mr. Scruggs to Mr. Fish. Legation of the United States, Bogotá, July 17, 1875. (Received September 10.) No. 113.] Sir: Since the date of my No. 105, of…
[Inclosure 2 in No. 116.] Mr. Scruggs to Mr. Rueda. Legation of the United States, Bogotá, August 11, 1875. The undersigned, minister resident of the United States, learns with deep…
No. 200. Mr. Scruggs to Mr. Fish. Legation of the United States, Bogotá, August 14, 1875. (Received September 10.) No. 116.] Sir: Within the past few weeks the political situation…
No. 201. Mr. Scruggs to Mr. Fish. Legation of the United States, Bogotá, August 15, 1875. (Received September 10.) No. 118.] Sir: Recurring to the subject of my dispatch of…