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.
Workingmen’s Christian Institute London, undated Meeting held by the members of the “Working Men’s Christian Institute,” Drury Lane, W. C. Dear Sir: We, the members of the “Working Men’s Christian…
Freedmen’s Aid Society London, undated Address of the Freedmen’s Aid Society of London. Sir: The committee of this society deems it its melancholy duty to give expression to its deep…
[Circular.] Mr. Hunter to Mr. Adams No. 1352.] Department of State, Washington, April 17, 1865. Sir: The melancholy duty devolves upon me, officially, to apprise you of the assassination of…
Mr. Hunter to Mr. Adams No. 1353.] Department of State, Washington, April 18, 1865. Sir: Since the last summary of military events, information has been received of the capture of…
Mr. Hunter to Mr Adams No. 1359.] Department of State, Washington, April 21, 1865. Sir: Your despatch of 30th ultimo, No. 910, relative to the state of opinion in England,…
Mr. Hunter to Mr. Adams No. 1378] Department of State,Washington, April 24, 1865. Sir: Your despatch of the 5th instant, No. 915, together with its accompanying copy of a telegram,…
Earl Russell to Mr. Adams Foreign Office, April 24, 1865. Sir: With reference to your letter of October last relative to some discharged convicts from Newfoundland who received public aid…
Earl Russell to Mr. Adams Foreign Office, April 25, 1865. Sir: In my letter of the 1 st of February, I had the honor to inform you that due inquiry…
Earl Russell to Mr. Adams Foreign Office, April 27, 1865. Sir: With reference to the case of the Chameleon, otherwise Tallahassee, to which you drew my attention in your letter…
American Residents of London London, April 27, 1865. Dear Sir: In view of the distressing intelligence which has just reached us from America, we have to ask your excellency to…
German Residents of London London, April 27, 1865. Sir: We, the undersigned, speaking the feelings of a large number of Germans resident in England, express our sincere grief at the…
Earl Russell to Mr. Adams. Foreign Office, May 1, 1865. Sir: I have had the honor to receive your note of this day’s date, officially communicating to me the melancholy…
Commissioners of Supply of Cupar Cupar, Fife, May 1, 1865. Address of the commissioners of supply of the county of Fife, Scotland. Sir: We, the commissioners of supply of the…
Mr. Hunter to Mr. Adams No. 1388.] Department of State, Washington, May 2, 1865. Sir: Your despatch of the 13th ultimo, No. 927, enclosing a copy of your communication to…
[Enclosures.] 1. Lord Russell to Mr. Adams, May 3, 1865. 2. Mr. Kirkpatrick to Governor Rawson, February 23, 1865. 3. G. C. Anderson to Mr. Kirkpatrick, February 24, 1865. 4.…
[Enclosure.] Lord Russell to Mr. Adams, May 4, 1865. Lord Russell to Mr. Adams Foreign Office, May 4, 1865. Sir: I have had the honor to receive your note of…
Earl Russell to Mr. Adams No. 2.] Foreign Office, May 4, 1865. Sir: I have had the honor to receive your note of the 7th April, forwarding a copy of…
Inhabitants of Barrhead Barrhead, Renfrewshire, May 4, 1865 This address was adopted at a banquet held to congratulate the American government on the suppression of the slaveholders’ rebellion. Barrhead, Renfrewshire,…
Covent Garden Theatrical Fund Covent Garden Theatrical Fund, May 4, 1865. Resolved, That this honorable corporation, the Covent Garden Theatrical Fund, desires to give utterance to the feelings of grief…
Mr. Hunter to Mr. Adams No. 1397.] Department of State, Washington, May 5, 1865. Sir: Your despatch of the 14th ultimo, No. 928, together with its accompanying address by the…
Mr. Hunter to Mr. Adams No. 1398.] Department of State, Washington, May 6, 1865. Sir: Referring to instructions No. 1315, March 21, and 1317, March 22 last, in regard to…
Municipal Council of Deal Deal, Kent, May 6, 1865. Sir: At a meeting of the town council for this borough held on Wednesday, the 3d instant, the resolution hereunder written…
Municipal Council of Hastings Town Clerk’s Office, Hastings, May 6, 1865. Resolution of the mayor, aldermen, and burgesses of the borough of Hastings. Sir: At a meeting of the mayor,…
Mr. Hunter to Mr. Adams No. 1399.] Department of State, Washington, May 8, 1865. Sir: It having appeared from evidence furnished to the Bureau of Military Justice that the atrocious…