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46,149 letters[Untitled] No. 70.] Legation of the United States in Japan, Yedo, June 6, 1862. Sir: The President of the United States has heard with much satisfaction of the arrest and…
Mr. Perry to Mr. Adams Legation of the United States, Madrid, July 5, 1863. Sir: I have received information from the consul of the United States at Teneriffe (Canary islands)…
[Untitled] Legation of the United States of America, Madrid, May 24, 1863. Sir: I have received, through your hands, the splendidly gotten up volume, containing a congratulatory address to the…
[Untitled] Legation of the United States, &c., &c., April 10, 1863. Sir: In the interview which took place on the 7th instant, and in which I had the honor to…
A. Legation of the United States, Madrid, April 1, 1863. Sir: On the 23d day of February last I had the honor to address a note to General Serrano, your…
[Urgent.] Consulate-General of the United States of America, Havana, January 21, 1863. Sir: As your excellency is no doubt aware, a vessel styling herself the confederate steamer-of-war Florida arrived at…
[Translation.] Count Piper to Mr. Seward Danish Legation, New York, October 27, 1863. Mr. Secretary: The government of his Majesty the King of Denmark having had the satisfaction to be…
Mr. Burlingame to Prince Wittgenstein Legation of the United States, Peking, July 1, 1863. Sir: I have the honor to acknowledge the receipt of your very kind despatch of June…
Prince Wittgenstein to Mr. Burlingame Peking, June 30, 1863. Sir: Allow me, before I proceed to solicit another favor, to express to your excellency my very sincere thanks for the…
Mr. Burlingame to Prince Kung Legation of the United States, Peking, June 26, 1863. Sir: Permit me to thank your Imperial Highness most cordially for extending the time in which…
Prince Kung to Mr. Burlingame His Imperial Highness Prince Kung, chief secretary of the Chinese government for foreign affairs, herewith replies: I have the honor to acknowledge a communication from…
Mr. Burlingame to Prince Kung Legation of the United States, Peking, April 16, 1863. I have the honor to inform your Imperial Highness that that portion of the Yangtsze-Kiang regulations…
Mr. Burlingame to Mr. Cunningham Peking, March 25, 1863. Sir: I have the honor to inform you that immediately upon the receipt of your humane suggestion, to improve the sanitary…
Mr. Burlingame to Prince Kung Legation of the United States, Peking, June 19, 1863. I hasten to acknowledge the receipt of your Imperial Highness’s despatch of yesterday’s date, and to…
Prince Kung to Mr. Burlingame Prince Kung, &c., &c., herewith replies upon business: On the 16th instant I received your excellency’s communication, in which you remark, respecting the case of…
Mr. Burlingame to Prince Kung Legation of the United States, Peking, June 15, 1863. I have the honor to inform your Imperial Highness that your communication in relation to General…
Prince Kung to Mr. Burlingame Prince Kung, chief secretary for foreign affairs, makes a communication: I have the honor to receive your excellency’s last despatch with reference to the Burgevine…
Mr. Burlingame to Prince Kung Legation of the United States, Peking, June 1, 1863. I have the honor to inform your Imperial Highness that I have not claimed, nor shall…
Prince Kung to Mr. Burlingame Prince Kung, chief secretary, &c., &c., makes a communication: Burgevine, having robbed public money and committed an assault upon an officer, ought, according to law,…
Prince Kung to Mr. Burlingame Prince Kung, chief secretary for foreign affairs, communicates a reply: On the 18th of the present moon, April 5, I had the honor to receive…