Charles Francis Adams Sr. was an American historical editor, writer, politician, and diplomat. As United States Minister to the United Kingdom during the American Civil War, Adams was crucial to Union efforts to prevent British recognition of the Confederate States of America and maintain European neutrality to the utmost extent. Adams also featured in national and state politics before and after the Civil War.
[Enclosures.] 1. Mr. Adams to Earl Russell, November 28, 1863. 2. Mr. Morse to Mr. Adams, November 28, 1863. 3. Earl Russell to Mr. Adams, November 30, 1863. 4. Leader…
[Enclosures.] 1. Lord Russell to Mr. Adams, November 30, 1863. 2. Mr. Adams to Lord Russell, December 2, 1863. 3. Depositions in newspapers of P. Kennedy and Ed. Lynch. Earl…
Earl Russell to Mr. Adams. Foreign Office, December 16, 1863. Sir: The circumstances connected with the sale and subsequent removal from Sheerness of the vessel now called the Rappahannock, but…
No. 12. Earl Russell to Mr. Adams. Foreign Office, December 17, 1863. Sir: I have the honor to acknowledge the receipt of your note of the 14th instant, respecting the…
[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…
No. 12. Earl Russell to Mr. Adams. Foreign Office, December 17, 1863. Sir: I have the honor to acknowledge the receipt of your note of the 14th instant, respecting 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…
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…
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. 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. F. W. Seward to Mr. Adams No. 791.] Department of State, Washington, December 26, 1863. Sir: Your despatch of December 4 (No. 548) has been received, together with the…
Mr. F. W. Seward to Mr. Adams. No. 794.] Department of State, Washington, December 27, 1863. Sir: Referring to instruction No. 791, of the 26th instant, I enclose a copy…
Mr. F. W. Seward to Mr. Adams. No. 792.] Department of State, Washington, December 28, 1863. Sir: I transmit herewith a copy of a letter of the 16th instant, and…
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. Seward to Mr. Adams. No. 798.] Department of State, January 4, 1864. Sir: With the instruction to you (No. 789) of the 20th ultimo, extracts from the report of…
Mr. Seward to Mr. Adams. No. 801.] Department of State, Washington, January 5, 1864. Sir: I acknowledge the receipt of your despatch of the 11th of December, No. 553, and…
Mr. Seward to Mr. Adams. No. 803.] Department of State, Washington, January 6, 1864. Sir: I acknowledge the receipt of your despatch of December 11, No. 556, together with its…
Lord Russell to Mr. Adams. Foreign Office, January 6, 1864. Sir: With reference to my letter of the 30th ultimo, I have the honor to inform you that I have…
Mr. Seward to Mr. Adams. No. 805.] Department of State, Washington, January 7, 1864. Sir: Telegraphic information has been received here from the United States consul at Halifax that the…
Mr. Seward to Mr. Adams. No. 806.] Department of State, Washington, January 11, 1864. Sir: I transmit copies of certain letters which were found on board the prize steamers R.E.…
Earl Russell to Mr. Adams. Foreign Office, January 11, 1864. Sir: I have the honor to acknowledge the receipt of your letter of the 9th instant, enclosing copies of further…
Earl Russell to Mr. Adams. Foreign Office, January 13, 1864. Sir: I have the honor to acknowledge the receipt of your letter of the 11th instant, and its enclosures, respecting…
Earl Russell to Mr. Adams. Foreign Office, January 14, 1864. Sir: I have the honor to acknowledge the receipt of your letter of the 13th instant, enclosing copies of a…
Earl Russell to Mr. Adams. Foreign Office, January 21, 1864. Sir: I have the honor to acknowledge the receipt of your letter of the 19th instant, calling my attention to…