William H. Seward to Anson Burlingame, October 26, 1863
Mr. Seward to Mr. Burlingame No. 45.] Department of State, Washington, October 26, 1863. Sir: I have to acknowledge the receipt of your despatch of the 10th of July last,…
Anson Burlingame was an American lawyer, Republican/American Party legislator, diplomat, and abolitionist. As diplomat, he served as the U.S. minister to China (1862-1867) and then as China's envoy to the U.S., which resulted in the 1868 landmark Burlingame Treaty.
Mr. Seward to Mr. Burlingame No. 45.] Department of State, Washington, October 26, 1863. Sir: I have to acknowledge the receipt of your despatch of the 10th of July last,…
Mr. Seward to Mr. Burlingame No. 46.] Department of State, Washington, November 13, 1863. Sir: It affords me sincere gratification to be the medium for communicating to you of a…
Mr. Walsh to Mr. Burlingame Canton, November 14, 1863. My Dear Sir: I wrote you from Japan a good while ago, and have since heard from others of your being…
Reply from the Foreign Office. Sir: We have just received your note, and, in compliance with your request, now enclose a despatch to the governor general at Canton, which we…
Mr. Seward to Mr. Burlingame No. 49.] Department of State, Washington, February 8, 1864. Sir: The duplicate of your despatch of November 7, (No. 56,) which was sent by way…
Mr. Seward to Mr. Burlingame No. 53.] Department of State, Washington, February 29, 1864. Sir: Your despatch of the 5th of November last, No. 54, has been received and is…
Mr. Seward to Mr. Burlingame No. 55.] Department of State, Washington, March 21, 1864. Sir: Your despatch of the 26th of November last, No. 59, has been received. I have…
Mr. Seward to Mr. Burlingame No. 56.] Department of State, Washington, March 28, 1864. Sir: I have to acknowledge the receipt of your despatch of the 12th of January last,…
Mr. Seward to Mr. Burlingame No. 57.] Department of State, Washington, April 19, 1864. Sir: Your No. 62, of the 5th January last, has been received and is approved. I…
Mr. Seward to Mr. Burlingame No. 58.] Department of State, Washington, April 25, 1864. Sir: I have to acknowledge, with much gratification, your interesting despatch of the 4th of January,…
Mr. Seward to Mr. Burlingame No. 60.] Department of State, Washington, June 4, 1864. Sir: I have to acknowledge the receipt of your despatch of the 10th of March last,…
Mr. Seward to Mr. Burlingame No. 65] Department of State, Washington, June 27, 1864. Sir: Referring to your despatch of the 5th of January last, No. 62, relative to your…
Mr. Seward to Mr. Burlingame No. 68.] Department of State, Washington, August 18, 1864. Sir: I have to acknowledge the receipt of your very interesting despatch of the 21st of…
Mr. Seward to Mr. Burlingame No. 72.] Department of State, Washington, September 14, 1864. Sir: Your despatch of the 18th of June, No. 83, enclosing a copy of your communication…
Mr. Seward to Mr. Burlingame No. 73.] Department of State, Washington, September 19, 1864. Sir: I have to acknowledge the receipt of your despatch of the 18th of June last,…
Mr. Seward to Mr. Burlingame No. 81.] Department of State, Washington, September 20, 1864. Sir: I have to acknowledge the receipt of your despatch of the 26th of May, No.…
Mr. Seward to Mr. Burlingame No. 86.] Department of State, Washington, October 15, 1864. Sir: I have to acknowledge the receipt of your despatch of the 5th of July, No.…
Mr. Seward to Mr. Burlingame No. 89.] Department of State, Washington, October 17, 1864. Sir: I have to acknowledge your despatch of the 25th of June, No. 87, relative to…
Mr. Seward to Mr. Burlingame No. 94.] Department of State, Washington, November 18, 1864. Sir: Your despatch and its accompaniments of the 15th of August last, No. 90, relative to…
Mr. Seward to Mr. Burlingame No. 174.] Department of State, Washington, October 13, 1866. Sir: Congress having omitted to provide for an appropriation of the surplus of the Chinese indemnity…
[Enclosure B.] Messrs. Meadows &c., Co. to Mr. Burlingame. Tientsin, October 27, 1866. Sir: We, the undersigned British firm, beg leave to bring to your excellency’s notice the following circumstances,…
[Enclosure A.—Translation.] Prince Kung to Mr. Burlingame. Prince Kung, chief secretary of state for foreign affairs, herewith makes a communication. It is well known that since the ratification of the…
Mr. Seward to Mr. Burlingame No. 175.] Department of State, Washington, November 30, 1866. Sir: The Messrs. Baring, in reply to a letter from the department on the subject, have…
Mr. Seward to Mr. Burlingame No. 178.] Department of State, Washington, December 29, 1866. Sir: I transmit to you herewith the copy of a note of the 3d ultimo, from…