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46,149 letters[Translation.] Viscount Treilhard to Mr. Seward. Legation of France in the United States, Washington, August 12, 1862. Sir: I request you, for the purpose of facilitating communications between this legation…
Mr. Seward to Viscount Treilhard. Department of State, Washington, August 9, 1862. Mr. Seward presents his compliments to the Viscount Treilhard, and has the honor to acknowledge the receipt of…
[Translation.] Mr. Dupasseur & Co. to Count Mejan. New Orleans, July 24, 1862. Sir: On the 14th of April last we purchased of the Citizens’ Bank an amount of coin…
[Translation.] Count Mejan to Mr. Mercier. Consulate of France at New Orleans, New Orleans, July 24, 1862. Mr. Minister: I have the honor to send you the two papers, enclosed…
Mr. Chase to Mr. Seward. Treasury Department, June 6, 1862. Sir: I have received your letter of the 22d ultimo, stating that a letter from a Frenchman at New York…
Mr. Chase to Mr. Seward. Treasury Department, May 26, 1862. Sir: I have the honor to acknowledge the receipt of your letter of the 20th instant, covering the translation of…
[Translation.] Extract from a despatch from Mr. Thouvenel, dated March 20, 1862, Paris. You will find here annexed copy of a fresh despatch, which I received from our agent at…
Circular addressed to the consular corps (at Tangier) by Mr. De Long, consul general of the United States. [Translation.] Tangier, March 1, 1862. Sir: On the afternoon of the 26th…
[Translation.] Mr. Pelissier to Mr. Thouvenel. French Mission to Morocco, Tangier, March 3, 1862. Mr. Minister: Mr. De Long, consul general of the United States at Tangier, yesterday addressed to…
Mr. Dayton to Mr. Seward. No. 200.] Paris, September 23, 1862. Sir: I write this in haste to acknowledge the receipt this day of your circular, dated 4th September, 1862,…
Mr. Dayton to Mr. Seward. No. 199.] Paris, September 18, 1862. Sir: Herewith I send you a copy of two pamphlets lately issued here—one by Edwin de Leon, in the…
[Untitled] Paris, September 17, 1862. My Dear Sir: You will find in the enclosed envelope No. 1—1. A letter from D. H. Craig, esq., agent of the associated press, New…
Earl Russell to Mr. Stuart. No. 130.] Foreign Office, September 22, 1862. Sir: I have had under my consideration and have consulted the proper law advisers of the crown respecting…
Major Turner to Mr. Seward. War Department, Washington City, September 17, 1862. Sir: I have the honor to acknowledge the receipt of your note of the 15th instant, in relation…
[Untitled] Admiralty, August 28, 1862. Sir: With reference to your letters of the 5th June last and 14th instant, I am commanded by my lords commissioners of the admiralty to…
Messrs. Murphy and Twining to Admiral Milne. Halifax, N. S., July 10, 1862. Sir: We take the liberty of addressing you, as the naval commanding officer on this station, to…
[Extract.] Mr. Johnson to Mr. Seward. Washington, August 19, 1862. Sir: * * * * * * * * The item of seven hundred and sixteen thousand one hundred and…
Mr. Chase to Mr. Seward. Treasury Department, August 13, 1862. Sir: I enclose the report of the collector of New York, made in accordance with my directions of the 5th…
Mr. Ruggles to Mr. Seward. Department of State, July 3, 1862. SIR: On the 25th ultimo I received your instructions of that date to proceed to Fredericksburg, in the State…
Mr. Wolcott to Mr. Seward. War Department, Washington. June 28, 1862. Sir: The Secretary of War directs me to say that he has had the honor to receive your letter…