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46,149 lettersMr. Welles to Mr. Seward Navy Department, October 21, 1864. Sir: I have the honor to return herewith despatches Nos. 542 and 543 from Mr. Dayton, United States minister at…
Mr. Welles to Mr. Seward Nayy Department, Washington, October 10, 1864. Sir: I herewith return the draught of a despatch proposed to be sent to Mr. Dayton, which accompanied your…
Mr. Townsend to Mr. Seward War Department, Adjutant General’s Office, Washington, October 4, 1864. Sir: I am directed by the Secretary of War to transmit to you the enclosed documents…
Mr. Seward to Major General Canby Department of State, Washington, September 30, 1864. Sir: Unofficial newspaper statements concerning the alleged entrance of the Mexican General Cortinas, with an armed force,…
Mr. Dayton to Mr. Seward No. 543.] Paris, September 30, 1864. Sir: I saw M. Drouyn de l’Huys on yesterday. He received me in a very cordial manner, but said,…
Mr. Dayton to M. Drouyn de l’Huys Paris, September 28, 1864, Monsieur le Ministre: I have the honor to acknowledge the receipt of your letter, dated the 22d instant, which…
[Translation.] M. Laubat to M. Drouyn de l’Huys Department of the Marine and Colonies, Paris, September 17, 1864. M. Le Ministre and dear Colleague: You did me the honor to…
[Translation.] M. Drouyn de l’Huys to Mr. Dayton Paris, September 22, 1864. Sir: I hastened to write to M. the minister of the marine upon the subject of the two…
Mr. Stanton to Mr. Seward War Department, Washington, September 19, 1864. Sir: I enclose to you the following extract from a despatch from Major General Canby, received last night, dated…
Dayton to M. Drouyn de l’Huys Paris, August 29, 1864. Monsieur le Ministre: I regret to be under the necessity of again troubling your excellency as to the ships now…
Mr. John de la Montagnie to Mr. Dayton No. 48.] United States Consulate, Nantes, August 29, 1864. Sir: In continuation of my reports concerning the rebel ships at St. Nazaire…
Commander Rodgers to Mr. Dayton United States Ship Iroquois, St. Nazaire, France, August 28, 1864. Sir: The Iroquois anchored off St. Nazaire on Friday night, and entered the port yesterday…
Mr. Dayton to M. Drouyn de l’Huys Paris, August 17, 1864. Monsieur le Ministre: Immediately upon the receipt of your late communication marked “note verbale,” complaining of the captain of…
Commodore Craven to Mr. Dayton United States Ship Niagara, Antwerp, July 28, 1864. Sir: I have the honor to acknowledge the receipt of your letter of yesterday’s date, and in…
Mr. Dayton to Captain Craven Paris, July 27, 1864. Sir: I have received a memorandum or “note verbale,” as he calls it, from M. Drouyn de l’Huys, the French minister…
Governor Low to Mr. Seward State of California, Executive Department, Sacramento, July 18, 1864, Sir: I beg to acknowledge the receipt of your letter of 20th June, enclosing copy of…
Mr. John de la Montagnie to Mr. Dayton No. 41.] Consulate of the United States, Nantes, July 14, 1864. Sir: Since my last communication which I had the honor of…
Mr. Dayton to Mr. Seward No. 517.] Paris, July 20, 1864. Sir: Herewith I enclose the copy of a late note from Mr. de la Montagnie, our consul at Nantes,…
Mr. Dayton to Mr. Seward No. 512.] Paris, July 15, 1864. Sir: I send you two slips, one cut from Galignani of this morning, and the other from La France,…
[Translation.] M. P. de Chasseloup-Laubat to Mr. Dayton Department of the Marine and the Colonies, Paris, July 7, 1864. Monsieur le Ministre: I received the letter which you did me…