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46,149 lettersNo. 4. Mr. E. B. Washburne to the consuls general and consuls. Paris, September 30, 1870. Gentlemen: I have the honor to acknowledge the receipt of your communication of the…
Mr. E. B. Washburne to Mr. Fish. No. 296.] Legation of the United States, Paris, September 26, 1870. (Received October 19.) Sir: I have the honor to inclose you herewith…
Mr. E. B. Washburne to Messrs, Hecht, Held and Kayser. Paris, August 31, 1870. Gentlemen: I have this morning received your letter of the 29th instant. I shall immediately telegraph…
Messrs. Hecht, Held and Kayser to Mr. E. B. Washburne. Dieppe, August 29, 1870. Dear Sir: Learning that a proclamation is issued by General Trochu expelling from Paris as well…
Mr. E. B. Washburne to Mr. Fish. No. 295.] Legation of the United States, Paris, September 21, 1870. (Received October 18.) I have the honor to inclose you herewith a…
Mr. E. B. Washburne to Mr. Fish. No. 294.] Legation of the United States, Paris, September 20, 1870. (Received October 5.) Sir: I am making up a small dispatch to…
Mr. E. B. Washburne to Mr. Fish. [By cable.] Paris, September 14, 1870. (Received. September 14.) Paris making stupendous preparations for defense. Three hundred thousand soldiers in city. Slight hopes…
Mr. E. B. Washburne to Mr. Fish. No. 287.] Legation of the United States, Paris, September 13, 1870. (Received September 29.) Sir: Contrary to the first notice, the government of…
[By cable.] Mr. E. B. Washburne to Mr. Fish. Paris, September 12, 1870. (Received September 12, 1870.) Government requests me to use my good offices, unofficially, and simply as a…
[Translation.] The Government of the national defense to the French people: Frenchmen: In proclaiming, four days since, the government of the national defense, we have ourselves defined our mission. Power…
Mr. E. B. Washburne to Mr. Fish. No. 285.] Legation of the United States, Paris, September 9, 1870. (Received September 22.) Sir: I have the honor to inclose you herewith…
[Translation.] M. Jules Favre to Mr. E. B. Washburne. Paris, September 8, 1870. Sir: I look upon it as a happy augury for the French republic that it has received…
Mr. E. B. Washburne to M. Jules Favre. Legation of the United States, Paris, September 7, 1870. Sir: I have the honor to state that your communication of the 5th…
Mr. E. B. Washburne to Mr. Fish. No. 283.] Legation of the United States, Paris, September 9, 1870. (Received September 22.) Sir: * * * * * * * I…
Mr. E. B. Washburne to Mr. Fish. No. 276.] Legation of the United States, Paris, September 5, 1870. (Received September 20, 1870.) Sir: Since I had the honor of addressing…
Mr. E. B. Washburne to Mr. Fish. [By cable telegram.] September 5, 1870. (Received September 7.) Fish, Washington: New government fully installed. Trochu president. Paris tranquil. WASHBURNE, Paris.
Mr. E. B. Washburne to Mr. Fish. [By cable telegram.] September 3, 1870. Fish, Washington: McMahon totally defeated. Capture of Sedan. Defeat of Bazaine before Metz. In Chamber Favre considered…
Mr. E. B. Washburne to M. Fish. No. 275.] Legation of the United States, Paris, September 2, 1870. (Received September 15.) * * * * * * * * The…
Count Bismarck to Count Bernstorff. Clermont, August 29, 1870. Will you kindly let the following be known to Mr. Washburne, which only now comes to my knowledge. On the 15th…
Mr. E. B. Washburne to the Prince de la Tour d’Auvergne. Legation of the United States, Paris, September 1, 1870. Mr. Washburne, minister of the United States, presents his respectful…