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[Untitled], August 9, 1870
[Untitled] British foreign enlistment act, passed August 9, 1870, (received under cover from the United States legation at London, August 24, 1870.) AN ACT to regulate the conduct of her…
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John Lothrop Motley to Hamilton Fish, August 3, 1870
Mr. Motley to Mr. Fish. No. 412.] Legation of the United States, London, August 3, 1870. (Received August 16, 1870.) Sir: * * * * * * * * I…
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John Lothrop Motley to Hamilton Fish, July 21, 1870
Mr. Motley to Mr. Fish. No. 394.] Legation of the United States, London, July 21, 1870. (Received August 3.) Sir: I have the honor to send herewith two copies of…
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Hamilton Fish to John Lothrop Motley, July 16, 1870
[Telegram.] Mr. Fish to Mr. Motley. Department of State, Washington, July 16, 1870. Send to Bancroft, Berlin, by mail, and telegraph following: Hoffman, Paris, asks may we protect Prussians? Have…
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DAVIS, Assistant Secretary to John Meredith Read, October 4, 1870
Mr. Davis to Mr. Read. No. 69.] Department of State, Washington, October 4, 1870. Sir: Your No. 63 is received. While approving generally your energy and zeal in preparing protection…
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John Meredith Read to Hamilton Fish, September 16, 1870
Mr. Read to Mr. Fish. No. 63.] United States Consulate General for France, Paris, September 16, 1870. (Received October 3.) Sir: I have the honor to acknowledge the receipt of…
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DAVIS, Acting Secretary to John Meredith Read, August 31, 1870
Mr. Davis to Mr Read. No. 60.] Department of State Washington, August 31, 1870. Sir: Your dispatch No. 56 is received. The questions in regard to the receipt of fees,…
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John Meredith Read, Jr to Bancroft Davis, September 24, 1870
Mr. Read to Mr. Davis. No. 57.] United States Consulate General fob France, Paris, August 24, 1870. (Received September 8.) Sir: I have the honor to acknowledge the receipt of…
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Bancroft Davis to John Meredith Read, August 20, 1870
[Telegram.] Mr. Davis to Mr. Read. August 20, 1870. Read, Consul General, Paris: Bank with Monroe & Co., if necessary. Accept any funds at such discount as will purchase exchange…
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READ, Paris to Bancroft Davis, August 19, 1870
[Telegram.] Mr. Read to Mr. Davis. August 19. (Received August 20, 1870.) Your two telegrams of eighteenth answer satisfactorily all mine, except please authorize me immediately to bank public funds…
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Bancroft Davis to John Meredith Read, August 18, 1870
[Telegram.] Mr. Davis to Mr. Read. August 18, 1870. Read, Consul General, Paris: Treasury Department decides that all fees received must be either in the same money as heretofore authorized…
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John Meredith Read to Bancroft Davis, August 18, 1870
Mr. Read to Mr. Davis. No. 56.] United States Consulate General for France, Paris, August 18, 1870. (Received August 31.) Sir: I have the honor to acknowledge the receipt of…
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READ, Paris to Bancroft Davis, August 18, 1870
[Telegram.] Mr. Read to Mr. Davis. August 18, 1870. (Received August 20.) Cannot get gold; silver only can be bad. Business clogged and people indignant. I strongly advise taking silver.…
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READ, Paris to Bancroft Davis, August 17, 1870
Mr. Read to Mr. Davis. [By cable.] Paris, August 17, 1870. (Received at 3.35 p. m., August 17.) Davis, Acting Secretary of State, Washington: No gold to be had; only…
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Bancroft Davis to John Meredith Read, August 16, 1870
[Telegram.] Mr. Davis to Mr. Read. Washington, August 16, 1870. Read, Consul General, Paris: Secretary Treasury says: Take gold till further ordered. DAVIS.
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John Meredith Read to Hamilton Fish, August 15, 1870
No. 106. Mr. Read to Mr. Fish. [By cable telegram.] Paris, August 15, 1870. (Received 5.15 p. m., August 15.) Paper depreciating daily, also difference between silver and gold; average…
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Hamilton Fish to M. Berthemy, September 19, 1870
Mr. Fish to Mr. Berthemy. Department of State, Washington, September 19, 1870. Sir: I have the honor to acknowledge the receipt of your note of the 16th instant, transmitting a…
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de la Tour D’auvergne to M. Berthemy, September 2, 1870
The minister of foreign affairs to the minister of France at Washington. Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Paris, September 2, 1870. Sir: The Prussian official journal, and all the German papers…
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de la Tour D’auvergne to the minister of France at Washington, August 31, 1870
The minister of foreign affairs to the minister of France at Washington. Paris, August 31, 1870. Sir: In a telegram addressed to Count Bernstorff, to be communicated to us through…
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The Prince de la Tour D’auvergne to the minister of France at Washington, August 31, 1870
The minister of foreign affairs to the minister of France at Washington. Paris, August 31, 1870. Sir: The Prussian government has pretended, in documents of which we have had knowledge,…