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46,149 letters[Translation.] Count Bismarck to Baron Gerolt, Versailles, February 9, 1871. With your excellency’s kind reports of the 16th and 20th ultimo I have had the honor to receive a copy…
No. 189. [Translation.] Baron Gerolt to Mr. Fish Legation of the North German Union, Washington, March 1, 1871. (Received March 2.) With reference to his note of the 9th of…
No. 188. [Translation.] Count Bismarck to Baron Gerolt Versailles, February 28, 1871. (Received from Baron Gerolt March 21.) Mr. Bancroft has had the kindness to communicate to Mr. von Thile…
[Untitled] Versailles, January 17, 1871. Mr. Minister: I have had the honor to receive the letter of the 13th instant, signed by yourself and the American envoy, together with various…
A 377. Count: For several days large numbers of shells, from the localities occupied by the besieging troops, have fallen in the interior of the city of Paris. Women, children,…
No. 187. Baron Gerolt to Mr. Fish Legation of the North German Union, Washington, February 16, 1871. (Received February 17.) The undersigned, envoy and minister plenipotentiary of the North German…
No. 186. Baron Gerolt to Mr. Fish Legation of the North German Union, Washington, February 9, 1871. (Received February 10.) The note of the Hon. Hamilton Fish, of the 9th…
No. 185. [Translation.] Baron Gerolt to Mr. Fish. Legation of the North German Union, Washington, January 20, 1871. (Received January 21.) The undersigned, envoy and minister plenipotentiary of the North…
No. 184. Mr. Fish to Baron Gerolt Department of State, Washington, January 19, 1871. The undersigned, Secretary of State of the United States, has the honor to acknowledge the receipt…
No. 183. Baron Gerolt to Mr. Fish Legation of the North German Union, Washington, January 16, 1871. (Received January 17.) The undersigned, envoy and minister plenipotentiary of the North German…
No. 182. Mr. Fish to Baron Gerolt Department of State, Washington, January 14, 1871. The undersigned, Secretary of State of the United States, has the honor to acknowledge the receipt…
[Translation.] To the Northern German Legation, Washington, D. C.: The treatment of German merchant ships by France obliges us to revoke the declaration made by us at the beginning of…
No. 181. Baron Gerolt to Mr. Fish Legation of North Germany, Washington, January 14, 1871. (Received January 14.) Sir: I have the honor of inclosing the translation of a telegram,…
No. 176. Mr. Bancroft to Mr. Fish No. 238.] American Legation, Berlin, June 20, 1871. (Received July 15.) Sir: Four days of sunshine intervening between periods of incessant rain gave…
No. 175. [Extracts.] Mr. Bancroft to Mr. Fish No. 233.] American Legation, Berlin, June 12, 1871. (Received June 29.) Sir: All Berlin is alive with preparations for the triumphal entry…
Mr. Washburne to Mr. Bancroft Paris, May 31, 1871. My dear colleague: I have the honor to acknowledge the receipt of your letter of the 22d instant. I thank you…
No. 174. Mr. Bancroft to Mr. Fish No. 230.] American Legation, Berlin, June 5, 1871. (Received June 21.) Sir: The answer to my informal inquiries when diplomatic relations will be…
No. 173. Mr. Bancroft to Mr. Fish No. 227.] American Legation, Berlin, May 30, 1871. (Received June 14) Sir: I received from you, last evening, an official copy of the…
No. 172. Mr. Bancroft to Mr. Fish No. 226.] American Legation, Berlin, May 29, 1871. (Received June 14) Sir: To the inquiry when diplomatic relations with France will be resumed,…
No. 4. Berlin, March 21, 1871. In the name of His Majesty the Emperor, the undersigned, chancellor of the empire, has the honor to submit to the diet, for its…