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46,149 lettersBerlin, December 24. A decree, dated the 21st instant, of His Majesty the Emperor and King to Prince von Bismarck, reads thus: In accordance with the suggestion contained in your…
No. 126. Mr. Bliss to Mr. Fish. American Legation, Berlin, December 28, 1872. (Rec’d January 18, 1873.) No. 440.] Sir: I send herewith the text of the decree of the…
No. 125. Mr. Bancroft to Mr. Fish. American Legation, Berlin, October 15, 1872. (Received October 31.) No. 408.] Sir: The death of Mr. Seward has been very generally noticed in…
No. 124. Mr. Davis to Marquis de Noailles. Department of State, Washington, July 22, 1873. Sir: I have the honor to acknowledge the receipt of your note of the 12th…
Duke de Broglie to Marquis de Noailles. Versailles, June 19, 1873. Marquis: On the 9th ultimo my predecessor stated to you the considerations which had induced him to instruct the…
No. 123. Marquis de Noailles to Mr. Fish. [Translation.] Legation of France in the United States, Washington, July 12, 1873. (Received July 15.) Mr. Secretary of State: I have the…
The Marshal de MacMahon, Duke of Magenta, President of the French Republic, to the President of the United States of America. Great and Good Friend: The assembly, the depository of…
No. 122. protocol. Paris, May 26, 1873. (Received June 20.) [Received from toe Marquis de Noailles June 19. 1873.—Translation.] Marquis: The Assembly, in which is vested the national sovereignty, received,…
Count de Rémusat to the Marquis de Noailles. Versailles, May 9, 1873. Marquis: Our chargé d’affaires informs me that the minister of Italy is about to go to Rome on…
No. 88. Mr. Fish to Mr. Vickers. Department of State, Washington, October 25, 1873. Sir: Your letter of the 29th of September last to the President, with its several inelosures,…
[Inclosure 1.—Translation.] Mr. Gautier to Mr. Vickers, August 15, 1873. Dominican Republic, Ministry of Foreign Relations, Santo Domingo, August 15, 1873. Sir: The Dominican government has just received a communication…
No. 11. Letter of Sir Stafford Northcote to Earl Derby, June 5, 1872, read in the House of Lords June 6; taken from the report of proceedings in the House…
No. 10. Extract from a speech of the Marquis of Ripon, in the House of Lords June 4, 1872; taken from the London Times of June 5, 1872. My Lords:…
No. 9. [undated.] Extract from the 36th Protocol of the Conferences of the Joint High Commission. At the conference held on the 8th of March the American Commissioners stated that…
No. 8. Letter of Judge Williams in answer to Mr. Fish’s letter of June 3. Department of Justice, Washington, June 24, 1872. Sir: I have the honor to acknowledge the…
No. 7. Letter of General Schenck in answer to Mr. Fish’s letter of June 3. Legation of the United States, London, June 20, 1872. My Dear Mr. Fish: I have…
No. 6. Letter of Judge Nelson in answer to Mr. Fish’s letter of June 3. Cooperstown, June 8, 1872. My Dear Sir: You call my attention to an “extract” from…
No. 5. Letter of Judge Soar in answer to Mr. Fish’s letter of June 3. Concord, June 7, 1872. My Dear Sir: I received last evening your letter of the…
No. 4. Copy of Utter of Mr. Fish addressed to each of the American Commission ers on the Joint High Commission. Department of State, Washington,June 3, 1872. My Dear Judge:…
No. 3. Extract from an instruction of Mr. Fish to General Schenck, June 3, 1872. Department of State, Washington, June 3, 1872. No. 216.] Sir: * * * * *…