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.
Mr. Seward to Mr. Adams.. No. 180.] Department of State, Washington, February 10, 1862. Sir: It seems a mockery to give you accounts of military operations, insomuch as, though my…
[Confidential.] Mr. Seward to Mr. Adams. No. 187bis.] Department of State, Washington, February 11, 1862. Sir: It is represented to us that equally in Great Britain and in France the…
Mr. Seward to Mr. Adams. No. 182.] Department of State, Washington, February 13, 1862. Sir: Westerly winds have hindered the steamers so that it is only after a period of…
Mr. Seward to Mr. Adams. No. 476.] Department of State, Washington, February 14, 1862. Sir: The President has received the proceedings of a public meeting of the inhabitants of Cobham,…
Mr. Seward to Mr. Adams. No. 186.] Department of State, Washington, February 17, 1862. Sir: The interval between the reception of your last despatches and the departure of the mail…
Mr. Seward to Mr. Adams. No. 190.] Department of State, Washington, February 19, 1862. Sir: Your despatch of January 31, (No. 109,) has been received. I was just about instructing…
Earl Russell to Mr. Adams. Foreign Office, February 26, 1862. Sir: With reference to my letter of the 19th instant, on the subject of the steamer Oreto, which was believed…
[Confidential.] Mr. Seward to Mr. Adams. No. 197.] Department of State, Washington, February 28, 1862. Sir: The successes of the Union army in the west having brought the whole of…
Mr. Seward to Mr. Adams. No. 201.] Department of State, Washington, March 1, 1862. Sir: * * * * When, in November, we thought we had reason to apprehend new…
Mr. Seward to Mr. Adams. No. 199.] Department of State, Washington, March 6, 1862. Sir: Your despatch of February 13, No. 114, has been received. I regret that it has…
Mr. Seward to Mr. Adams. No. 203.] Department of State, Washington, March 10, 1862. Sir: I have your despatch of February 21, No. 19, which informs me, first, of the…
Mr. Seward to Mr. Adams. No. 207.] Department of State, Washington, March 11, 1862. Sir: Information derived from our consul at Liverpool confirms reports which have reached us that insurance…
Earl Russell to Mr. Adams. Foreign Office March 13, 1862. Sir: I have the honor to acknowledge the receipt of your letter of the 10th instant, calling attention to the…
Mr. Seward to Mr. Adams. No. 209.] Department of State, Washington, March 15, 1862. Sir: Your despatch of February 28, No. 124, has been received. The information which it brings…
[Circular.—No. 9.] Department of State, Washington, March 17, 1862. Sir: I am directed to inform you that the regulation of the department of the 19th of August, 1861, by which…
Earl Russell to Mr. Adams,. Foreign Office, March 24, 1862. Sir: In my note of the 1st of January, in which I acknowledged the receipt of your note of the…
Mr. Seward to Mr. Adams. No. 213.] Department of State, Washington, March 25, 1862. Sir: I have no despatches from you since the date of my last acknowledgments. The events…
Earl Russell to Mr. Adams. Foreign Office, March 25, 1862. Sir: I had the honor, on the 1st instant, to state to you that I had applied to the proper…
Earl Russell to Mr. Adams. Foreign Office, March 27, 1862. Sir: Upon receiving your letter of the 25th instant I immediately directed that the treasury and customs department should be…
Mr. Seward to Mr. Adams. No. 218.] Department of State, Washington, April 1, 1862. Sir: Your despatch of March 13, (No. 131,) has been submitted to the President. I have…
Mr. Seward to Mr. Adams. No. 132.] Department of State, Washington, April 2, 1862. Sir: The reports we receive from China show that the insurrection there is becoming very formidable,…
Mr. Seward to Mr. Adams. No. 224.] Department of State, Washington, April 3, 1862. Sir: Your despatch of the 7th of March (No. 128) was received Every new instance of…
Mr. Seward to Mr. Adams. No. 225.] Department of State, Washington, April 4, 1862. Sir: I regret to be obliged to revert to a subject upon which I have already…
Mr. Seward to Mr. Adams. No. 226.] Department of State, Washington, April 8, 1862. Sir: Your despatch of March 20, No. 132, is before me. It brings information of no…