Benjamin Harrison was the 23rd president of the United States, serving from 1889 to 1893. He was a member of the Harrison family of Virginia,a grandson of the ninth president, William Henry Harrison, and a great-grandson of Benjamin Harrison V, a Founding Father. A Union army veteran and a Republican, he defeated incumbent Grover Cleveland to win the presidency in 1888.
[Enclosure 3 in No. 1.] Letters patent revoking the exequatur of George Moore, her Britannic Majesty’s consul at Richmond. Jefferson Davis, president of the Confederate States of America, To all…
[Enclosure 4 in No. 1.] Consul Moore to Mr. Benjamin. Richmond, June 6, 1863. Sir: I have the honor to acknowledge your communication of yesterday’s date, transmitting to me the…
[Enclosure 4 in No. 3.] Acting Consul Cridland to Mr. Benjamin. Mobile, June 13, 1863. Sir: I have the honor to acknowledge the receipt of your communication of the 8th…
[Enclosure 1 in No. 10.] Acting Consul Fullarton to Mr. Benjamin. Savannah, October 1, 1863. Sir: Complaint having been made to me by J. C. Peters, a British subject, residing…
[Enclosure 2 in No. 10.] Acting Consul Fullarton to Mr. Benjamin. Savannah, October 3, 1863. Sir: With reference to my letter of the 1st instant, I have the honor to…
[Enclosure 3 in No. 8.] Acting Consul Walker to Mr. Benjamin. Charleston, October 15, 1863. Sir: I have the honor to acknowledge the receipt on this day of your despatch…
[Enclosure in No. 12.] Acting Consul Fullarton to Mr. Benjamin. Savannah, October 22, 1863. Sir: I have the honor to acknowledge the receipt, on the 14th instant, of your despatch…