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17,141 letters[Untitled] United States Steamer Kearsarge, Off Queenstown, December 7, 1863. Sir: A party of men, either by connivance of the crew or otherwise, were concealed on board this vessel on…
[Untitled] No. 17.] United States Steamer Kearsarge, Brest, France, December 11, 1863. Sir: I have the honor to inform you that, during the last cruise of the Kearsarge from this…
[Untitled] Navy Department, Washington, January 5, 1864. Sir: On the 29th ultimo I had the honor to acknowledge the receipt of your letter of the 23d ultimo, enclosing a despatch…
Earl Russell to Mr. Adams. Foreign Office, December 30, 1863. Sir: I have the honor to acknowledge the receipt of your letter of the 29th instant, relative to a British…
Mr. Adams to Earl Russell. Legation of the United States. London, December 29, 1863. My Lord: I am directed by my government to represent to you that information entitled to…
[Untitled] Foreign Office, December 29, 1863. Sir: I have the honor to acknowledge the receipt of your letter of yesterday’s date respecting a number of persons, said to be of…
[Untitled] Legation of the United States, London, December 28, 1863. My Lord: From such information as is believed by me to be entitled to credit, although it is not at…
Mr. Adams to Mr. Seward. No. 566.] Legation of the United States, London, January 1, 1864. In obedience to the directions contained in your despatch (No. 782) of the 7th…
[Extracts.] Mr. Adams to Mr. Seward. No. 564.] Legation of the United States, London, December 31, 1863. Sir: I have to acknowledge the reception of despatches, numbered 782 to 785,…
[Untitled] Foreign Office, December 17, 1863. Sir: I have the honor to acknowledge the receipt of your letter of the 16th instant, enclosing further papers respecting the case of the…
[Untitled] I, George Bailey, of Sheemess, do hereby solemnly and truly swear that on Monday, the 30th November, I, with Thomas Gifford, William Barber, William Mitchell, James Morley, Joseph Govel,…
[Untitled] I, James Maloney, of Sheerness fireman do hereby solemnly and truly swear that I went to work on board the screw steamer Scylla, late her Majesty’s screw steamer Victor,…
[Untitled] I, Charles Newton, of Sheerness, do hereby truly, solemnly, and sincerely swear that I went to work on board the screw steamer Scylla, late her Majesty’s screw steamer Victor,…
[Untitled] London, November 25, 1863. Three days after the ship S. S. Stella, pro tem., leaves Downs, pay to the order of Charles Bull (provided he sails in the said…
[Untitled] United States Consulate, London, December 23, 1863. Sir: I herewith enclose affidavits of Enoch Cohen, George Hill, James Munn, Charles Newton, James Maloney, William O’Kelly, and George Bailey, in…
[Untitled] Legation of the United States, London, December 23, 1863. My Lord: I have the honor to submit to your consideration a copy of a letter received from Mr. Morse,…
Mr. Adams to Mr. Seward. No. 563.] Legation of the United States, London, December 24, 1863. Sir: Mr. Morse, the consul at this place, has just furnished me with a…
[Enclosures.] 1. Mr. Adams, to Lord Russell, December 14, 1863. 2. Lord Russell to Mr. Adams, December 16, 1863. 3. Same to same, December 17, 1863. Mr. Adams to Earl…
Mr. Seward to Mr. Adams. No. 790.] Department of State, Washington, December 21, 1863. Sir: I have received a despatch from Mr. Dudley, our consul at Liverpool, bearing date the…
Mr. Seward to Mr. Adams. No. 789.] Department of State, Washington, December 20, 1863. Sir: I send herewith a copy, which has accidentally attracted my notice, of what purports to…