Letter
William H. Seward to John Bigelow;, December 27, 1864
Mr. Seward to Mr. Bigelow No. 6.] Department of State, Washington, December 27, 1864. Sir: Mr. Pennington’s despatch of the 7th, No. 3, has been received, and I perform an…
Archive
All Letters
Browse the complete collection of historical letters, memos, and telegrams.
46,149 lettersLetter
William H. Seward to John Bigelow, December 26, 1864
Mr. Seward to Mr. Bigelow No. 5.] Department of State, Washington, December 26, 1864. Sir: Mr. Pennington’s despatch of the 7th of December, No. 2, has been received, and I…
Letter
William H. Seward to John Bigelow, December 24, 1864
Mr. Seward to Mr. Bigelow No. 3.] Department of State, Washington, December 24, 1864. Sir: Referring to my instruction No. 1, enclosing your commission as charge d’affaires ad interim to…
Letter
William H. Seward to W. S. Pennington, December 23, 1864
Mr. Seward to Mr. Pennington Department of State; Washington, December 23, 1864. Sir: I have received your despatch of the 2d instant, No. 1, announcing to this department the sudden…
Letter
William H. Seward to John Bigelow, December 22, 1864
Mr. Seward to Mr. Bigelow No. 1.] Department of State, Washington, December 22, 1864. Sir: I have received your despatch of the 2d of December, which was written upon the…
Letter
Drouyn de Lhuys to W. S. Pennington, December 19, 1864
[Translation.] Mr. Drouyn de Lhuys to Mr. Pennington Paris, December 19, 1864. Sir: At the time the envoys of the Tycoon were in Paris, preliminary discuss ons (pour parlers) took…
Letter
Pennington to William H. Seward, December 20, 1864
Mr. Pennington to Mr. Seward No. 7.] Legation of the United States, Paris, December 20, 1864. Sir: Upon the receipt of your despatch No. 708, requesting this legation to forward…
Letter
William H. Seward to William L. Dayton, December 17, 1864
Mr. Seward to Mr. Dayton No. 724.] Department of State, Washington, December 17, 1864. Sir: I have the honor to acknowledge the receipt of your despatch of November 25th, No.…
Letter
Drouyn de Lhuys to Mon. W. S. Pennington, First Secretary of the Legation of the United States of America, December 3, 1864
[Translation.] Mr. Drouyn de Lhuys to Mr. Pennington Paris, December 3, 1864. Sir: The information which you have done me the honor to communicate to me, of the decease of…
Letter
Pennington to M. Drouyn de Lhuys, December 2, 1864
Mr. Pennington to Mr. Drouyn de Lhuys. Paris, December 2, 1864. Monsieur le Ministre: I have to communicate to your excellency the painful intelligence of the death of the Hon.…
Letter
Pennington to William H. Seward, December 7, 1864
[Extract.] Mr. Pennington to Mr. Seward No. 3.] Legation of the United States, Paris, December 7, 1864. SIR: I promptly announced to the minister of foreign affairs the death of…
Letter
Pennington to William H. Seward, December 2, 1864
Mr. Pennington to Mr. Seward No. 1.] Legation of the United States, Paris, December 2, 1864. Sir: I perform the painful duty of announcing to the Department of State the…
Letter
Slidell, to A similar document, with the necessary changes, has been presented to all the cabinets of Europe, Constantinople excepted. Mr. Slidell handed in person to M. Drouyn de Lhuys the above. Bishop Lynch will hand to the Pope the copy intended for him, November 11, 1864
[Untitled] The following collective note has been addressed to the French minister of foreign affairs by the diplomatic representatives of the confederate government in Europe. The note transmits an official…
Letter
William L. Dayton to William H. Seward, November 25, 1864
Mr. Dayton to Mr. Seward No. 567.] Legation of the United States, Paris, November 25, 1864. Sir: I enclose you a printed copy of a note recently addressed, it would…
Letter
William L. Dayton to William H. Seward, November 21, 1864
Mr. Dayton to Mr. Seward No. 566.] Legation of the United States, Paris, November 21, 1864. Sir: I herewith enclose you the copy of a memorandum, received by me from…
Letter
William H. Seward to Sir Frederick W. A. Bruce, November 27, 1865
Mr. Seward to Sir F. Bruce Department of State, Washington, November 27, 1865. Sir: I have received information from the consul of the United States at Nassau of the presence…
Letter
William H. Seward to Sir Frederick W. A. Bruce, November 4, 1865
Mr. Seward to Sir F. Bruce Department of State, Washington, November 4, 1865. Sir: I have the honor to acknowledge the receipt of your note of yesterday, in which you…
Letter
Sir Frederick W. A. Bruce to William H. Seward, November 3, 1865
Sir F. Bruce to Mr. Seward Washington, November 3, 1865. Sir: The attention of her Majesty’s government has been called recently to the construction of several vessels prepared for the…
Letter
William H. Seward to Sir Frederick W. A. Bruce, October 31, 1865
Mr. Seward to Sir F. Bruce Department of State, Washington, October 31, 1865. Sir: I have the honor to acknowledge the receipt of your note of yesterday’s date, enclosing a…
Letter
David A. Russell to the Lords Commissioners of the Admiralty, October 13, 1865
Eurl Russell to the Lords Commissioners of the Admiralty Foreign Office, October 13, 1865. My Lords: With reference to my letter of the 2d of June last, prescribing the course…