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46,149 lettersMr. Seward to Mr. Stuart. Department of State, Washington, June 24, 1862. Sir: I have been informally apprised that Mr. Coppell, her Britannic Majesty’s acting consul at New Orleans, has…
Mr. Seward to Mr. Stuart. Department of State, Washington, June 23, 1862. Sir: I have read with care the papers which you left with me at the instance of Peter…
Mr. Chase to Mr. Seward. Treasury Department, June 14, 1862. Sir: I have the honor to acknowledge your letter of the 5th instant, covering a letter addressed to Lord Lyons…
Mr. Welles to Mr. Seward. Navy Department, February 12, 1862. Sir: In compliance with your request of the 9th of December last, the department wrote for statements from the officers…
Earl Russell to Lord Lyons. Foreign Office, January 23, 1862. My Lord: I mentioned in my despatch of the 10th instant that her Majesty’s government differed from Mr. Seward in…
Earl Russell to Lord Lyons. Foreign Office, January 10, 1862. My Lord: In my despatch to you of the 30th of November, after informing you of the circumstances which had…
Mr. Welles to Mr. Seward. Navy Department, January 7, 1862. Sir: Referring to my letter of the 2d instant, I have the honor to transmit herewith an extract from a…
Mr. Welles to Mr. Seward. Navy Department, January 4, 1862. Sir: I have had the honor to receive your communication of the 31st ultimo, in reference to the conditional release…
Mr. Welles to Mr. Seward. Navy Department, October 29, 1862. Sir: I have the honor to transmit herewith a copy of a communication received from Rear Admiral Charles Wilkes, commanding…
[Untitled] Foreign Office, October 16, 1862. Sir: I have the honor to acknowledge the receipt of your letter of the 9th instant, enclosing a copy of an intercepted letter which…
Enclosures. 1. Lord Russell to Mr. Adams, October 9, 1862. 2. Mr. Hamilton to Mr. Hammond, September 27, 1862. 3 Commissioners of Customs on No. 290, September 25, 1862. [Untitled]…
[Circular—No. 27.] Department of State, Washington, October 2 7, 1862. To the diplomatic and consular representatives of the United States: Under the leave of the President, I transmit herewith loyal,…
[Untitled] Consulate of the United States of America, Teneriffe, Canary Islands, September 24, 1862. Sir: * * * * * * * * * The vessel referred to is probably…
Mr. Seward to Mr. Adams. No. 372.] Department of State, Washington, October 18, 1862. Sir: Your despatch of October 3 (No. 229) has been submitted to the President. He is…
[Enclosures.] 1. Lord Russell to Mr. Adams, October 4, 1862. 2. Mr. Adams to Lord Russell, October 9, 1862. Earl Russell to Mr. Adams. Foreign Office, October 4, 1862. Sir:…
[Enclosure] Mr. Adams to Lord Russell, with deposition, September 30, 1862. Mr. Adams to Earl Russell. Legation of the United States, London, September 30, 1862. My Lord: I have the…
Mr. Moran to Mr. Seward. Legation of the United States, London, September 30, 1862. Sir: Under the direction of Mr. Adams, I have the honor to forward herewith the copy…
Mr. Adams to Earl Russell. Legation of the United States, London, September 4, 1862. My Lord: I have the honor to transmit the copy of a letter received from the…
By the President of the United States of America. A PROCLAMATION. I, Abraham Lincoln, President of the United States of America, and commander-in-chief of the army and navy thereof, do…
Mr. Alcock to Mr. Harris. No. 37.] Her Majesty’s Legation,Yedo, July 8, 1861. Sir: I have to thank you for the congratulations of escape from the assassins, conveyed in your…