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Monsieur Thouvenel to William L. Dayton, August 20, 1861
[Translation.] Paris, August 20, 1861. Sir: I have the honor to communicate to you the text of the written declaration that I propose to myself to make, and of which…
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William L. Dayton to Monsieur le Ministre, August 2, 1861
A. Paris, August 2, 1861. Sir: I had the honor to inform your excellency some time since that I was authorized, upon the part of the United States, to treat…
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William L. Dayton to Chas. F. Adams, July 25, 1861
B. London, July 25, 1861. Sir: Yours of the 19th instant, enclosing a copy of Lord John Russell’s of the 18th instant, was duly received by me at Paris. My…
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John Russell, 1st Earl Russell to Charles Francis Adams, July 18, 1861
[Untitled] Foreign Office, July 18, 1861. Sir: Upon considering your proposition of Saturday last I have two remarks to make: The course hitherto followed has been a simple notification of…
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William L. Dayton to Monsieur Thouvenel, May 31, 1861
A. Paris, May 31, 1861. Sir: In conformity with the verbal promise I gave at our last conference, I now have the honor to propose to your excellency an accession,…
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William L. Dayton to Mons. le Marechal Comte Randon, May 26, 1861
E. Paris, May 26, 1861. Sir: I have the honor to acknowledge your letter of the 24th instant, calling my attention to the fact that my predecessor, on the 21th…
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William L. Dayton to Thouvenel, May 24, 1861
C. Paris, May 24, 1861. Sir: I beg to enclose to your excellency a copy of a proclamation issued by the President of the United States on the 27th of…
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Rechberg to the Chevalier Hulsemann, July 1, 1861
Baron Rechberg to Mr. Hülsemann. No. 6993.—H.] Vienna, July 1, 1861. Sir: With deep regret we continue to follow events in the United States which, shaking the foundations of the…
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McKEAN, Captain to Flag Officer William Mervine, September 19, 1861
Captain McKean to Commodore Mervine. United States Steamer Niagara,Off Southwest Pass of Mississippi, September 19, 1861. Sir: Your communication of the 17th instant, with the accompanying document, was received on…
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William Gray, to John Russell, 1st Earl Russell, August 28, 1861
Mr. Gray to Earl Russell. Hartlepool, August 28, 1861. My Lord: I take the liberty of directing your lordship’s attention, in your official capacity as secretary of state for foreign…
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William H. Seward to Charles Francis Adams, November 11, 1861
Mr. Seward to Mr. Adams. No. 122.] Department of State,Washington, November 11, 1861. Sir: The case in regard to pirates engages by the insurgents in this country practically stands thus:…
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Right Hon. Lord Lyons to William H. Seward, October 28, 1861
Lord Lyons to Mr. Seward. Washington, October 28, 1861. Sir: Her Majesty’s government have had under their consideration the note which I had the honor to address to you on…
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William H. Seward to Right Hon. Lord Lyons, October 24, 1861
Mr. Seward to Lord Lyons. Department of State,Washington, October 24, 1861. My Lord: I have the honor to acknowledge the receipt of your note of yesterday, requesting information in regard…
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Bernal to Richard Lyons, 1st Viscount Lyons, October 22, 1861
Mr. Bernal to Lord Lyons. British Consulate, Baltimore, October 22, 1861. My Lord: In pursuance of the instructions in your lordship’s despatch of the 19th (received this morning) having reference…
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Richard Lyons, 1st Viscount Lyons to William H. Seward, October 23, 1861
Lord Lyons to Mr. Seward. Washington, October 23, 1861. Sir: Having received information that a bag of despatches addressed by her Majesty’s acting consul at Richmond, in Virginia, to her…
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William H. Seward to Richard Lyons, 1st Viscount Lyons, October 18, 1861
Mr. Seward to Lord Lyons. Department of State,Washington, October 18, 1861. My Lord: I have the honor to acknowledge the receipt of your note of yesterday, and to state, in…
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Richard Lyons, 1st Viscount Lyons to William H. Seward, October 17, 1861
Lord Lyons to Mr. Seward. Washington, October 17, 1861. Sir: I beg to offer you my thanks for the note dated the 14th instant, which you have done me the…
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John Russell, 1st Earl Russell to Charles Francis Adams, October 4, 1861
Earl Russell to Mr. Adams. Foreign Office, October 4, 1861. The undersigned, her Majesty’s principal secretary of state for foreign affairs, has had the honor to receive a complaint from…
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Charles Francis Adams to John Russell, 1st Earl Russell, October 1, 1861
Mr. Adams to Earl Russell. Legation of the United States,London, October 1, 1861. My Lord: It is with much regret that I find myself receiving, at every fresh arrival from…
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Charles Francis Adams to John Russell, 1st Earl Russell, September 30, 1861
Mr. Adams to Earl Russell. Legation of the United States,London, September 30, 1861. The undersigned, envoy extraordinary and minister plenipotentiary of the United States, regrets to be obliged to inform…