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William H. Seward to Edward Thornton, August 24, 1868
Mr. Seward to Mr. Thornton Department of State, Washington, August 24, 1868. Sir: I beg leave to hand you an original letter which was addressed to the President of the…
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Edward Stanley to Edward Thornton, July 28, 1868
[Communicated by the British, legation.] Lord Stanley to Mr. Thornton. No. 157.] Foreign Office, July 28, 1868. Sir: The United States chargé d’affaires at this court has communicated to me…
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William H. Seward to Edward Thornton, July 23, 1868
Mr. Seward to Mr. Thornton Department of State, Washington, July 23, 1868. Sir: I have the honor to transmit herewith, for your information and that of the government which you…
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[Untitled], May 31, 1868
[Untitled] [Telegram, dated Ottawa, May 31, 1868.] To his Excellency Edward Thornton, British Legation: I have this telegram from a trustworthy source: “Head Center at Ogdensburg presented draft at Jodson’s…
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William H. Seward to Edward Thornton, May 28, 1868
Mr. Seward to Mr. Thornton Department of State, Washington, May 28, 1868. My Dear Sir: You have already called my attention to rumors of projected Fenian raids into Canada. The…
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Edward Thornton to William H. Seward, May 9, 1868
Mr. Thornton to Mr. Seward Washington, May 9, 1868. My Dear Mr. Seward: I give you a copy of a telegram which I have just received from Lord Stanley: “Nagle,…
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William H. Seward to Edward Thornton, April 17, 1868
Mr. Seward to Mr. Thornton Department of State, Washington, April 17, 1868. Sir: I have the honor to transmit for your information a copy of a dispatcht of the 28th…
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MOUNTJOY, United States Consul to Wm. S. Jorningham, January 22, 1868
Mr. Mountjoy to Mr. Jorningham Consulate of the United States of America, Lambayeque, January 22, 1868. Your Excellency: I have the honor to say that this moment Mr. James Feeley,…
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Wm. S. Jorningham to Stanley, M. P, January 27, 1868
Mr. Jorningham to Lord Stanley British Legation, Lima, January 27, 1868. My Lord: I beg to forward to your lordship copy of a letter which I have received from the…
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Edward Thornton to William H. Seward, March 23, 1868
Mr. Thornton to Mr. Seward Washington, March 23, 1868. Sir: I have been instructed by Lord Stanley to lay before you that information has been received by her Majesty’s government…
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Edward Stanley to Edward Thornton, March 21, 1868
[Communicated by the British legation.] Lord Stanley to Mr. Thornton Foreign Office, March 21, 1868. Sir: I have already informed you that her Majesty’s government would endeavor to frame a…
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William H. Seward to Francis Clare Ford, February 4, 1868
Mr. Seward to Mr. Ford Department of State, Washington, February 4, 1868. Sir: I take occasion at the earliest convenient moment to acknowledge the receipt of your note of the…
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Francis Clare Ford to William H. Seward, January 31, 1868
Mr. Ford to Mr. Seward Washington, January 31, 1868. Sir: I have the honor to inform you that I duly communicated to my government copy of the note you did…
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William H. Seward to Francis Clare Ford, January 23, 1868
Mr. Seward to Mr. Ford Department of State, Washington, January 23, 1868. My Dear Sir: Your note of the 20th instant, containing some allusions to the proceedings which were adopted…
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Francis Clare Ford to William H. Seward, January 20, 1868
Mr. Ford to Mr. Seward Washington, January 20, 1868. Sir: Her Majesty’s consul at Canton, in bringing to the notice of her Majesty’s government the barbarous treatment practiced on shipwrecked…
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Maria Anna Lynch to Rufus King, November 24, 1867
Miss Lynch to Mr. King Chicago, Illinois, 72 West Twelfth Street, November 24, 1867. General: I should need an apology for the liberty I take in addressing you without having…
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Rufus King to William H. Seward, November 30, 1867
Mr. King to Mr. Seward Milwaukee, November 30, 1867. My Dear Mr. Secretary: I inclose a letter, which, addressed to me at Albany, followed me thence to this city and…
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William H. Seward to Francis Clare Ford, December 4, 1867
Mr. Seward to Mr. Ford Department of State, Washington, December 4, 1867. Sir: Among the citizens of the United States who were tried and convicted in Canada in 1866 for…
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William H. Seward to Reverdy Johnson, March 3, 1869
Mr. Seward to Mr. Johnson No. 81.] Department of State, Washington, March 3, 1869. Sir: Your dispatch No. 112, of the 17th ultimo, relative to the protocol and convention recently…
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Reverdy Johnson to William H. Seward, February 20, 1869
Mr. Johnson to Mr. Seward No. 119.] Legation of the United States, London, February 20, 1869. Sir: I find, by an editorial in the Times of yesterday, that there are…