Edwards Pierrepont was an American attorney, reformer, jurist, traveler, New York U.S. Attorney, U.S. Attorney General, U.S. Minister to England, and orator. Having graduated from Yale in 1837, Pierrepont studied law and was admitted to the bar in 1840. During the American Civil War, Pierrepont was a Democrat, although he supported President Abraham Lincoln. Pierrepont initially supported President Andrew Johnson's conservative Reconstruction efforts having opposed the Radical Republicans. In both 1868 and 1872, Pierrepont supported Ulysses S.
Mr. Hoar, Attorney-General, to Mr. Pierrepont, district attorney. [Telegram.] Washington, May 11, 1869. Edwards Pierrepont, Esq., New York: Look out for the Quaker City, and on complaint, with proof of…
[73] *Mr. Fish, Secretary of State, to Mr. Pierrepont, district attorney. [Telegram.] Department of State, Washington, June 29, 1869. Hon. Edwards Pierrepont, United States District Attorney, No. 41 Chambers street,…
Mr. Davis, Acting Secretary of State, to Mr. Pierrepont, district attorney. Department of State, [89] *Washington, July 2, 1869. Sir: I am directed by the President to acknowledge the receipt…
[98] *Mr. Fish, Secretary of State, to Mr. Pierrepont, district attorney, and to Mr. Barlow, United States marshal. Department of State, Washington, July 13, 1869. Sirs: I inclose a copy…
Mr. Fish, Secretary of State, to Mr. Pierrepont, district attorney, and to Mr. Barlow, United States marshal. Department of State, Washington, July 15, 1869. [104] Sirs: The President intends that…
[Inclosure No. 1.] Mr. Field, Acting Attorney-General, to Mr. Pierrepont, district attorney. [Telegram.] Attorney-General’s Office, Washington, August 3, 1869. Hon. Edwards Pierrepont, United States Attorney, New York City: [757] The…
Mr. Davis, Acting Secretary of State, to Mr. Pierrepont, district attorney. [Telegram.] Department of State, Washington, August 4, 1869. Hon. Edwards Pierrepont, United States District Attorney, New York: The Acting…
[Inclosure.] Mr. Fish, Secretary of State, to Mr. Pierrepont, district attorney. [764] *Department of State, Washington, August 10, 1869. Sir: I have to acquaint you that the President has decided…
Mr. Fish, Secretary of State, to Mr. Pierrepont, district attorney. Department of State, Washington, December 8, 1869. Sir; I inclose herewith copies of letters relating to the vessels being built…
No. 156. Mr. Fish to Mr. Pierrepont. Department of State, Washington, August 5, 1876. No. 15.] Sir: Mr. Hoffman’s dispatch of the 3d of July forwarded to the Department a…
No. 94. Mr. Fish to Mr. Pierrepont. Department of State, Washington, August 8, 1876. No. 18.] Sir: I inclose herewith a copy of a joint resolution of Congress approved July…
[Inclosure 2 in No. 35.] Lord Derby to Mr. Pierrepont. Foreign Office, August 30, 1876. Sir: I have the honor to acknowledge the receipt of your letter of the 23d…
[Inclosure 3 in No. 35.] Lord Derby to Mr. Pierrepont. Foreign Office, September 14, 1876. Sir: With reference to my letter of the 30th ultimo, I have the honor to…
No. 144. Mr. Fish to Mr. Pierrepont. [Telegram.] Washington, November 1, 1876. Pierrepont, Minister, London: Thornton, by note, proposes resumption extradition under treaty, without demanding stipulations, as in Winslow’s ease.…
No. 145. Mr. Fish to Mr. Pierrepont. [Telegram.] Washington, November 24, 1876. Pierrepont, Minister, London: Interview this day with Thornton makes it possible that British Government may surrender Winslow, Brent,…
No. 150. Mr. Fish to Mr. Pierrepont. Department of State, Washington, December 5, 1876. No. 69.] Sir: * * * * * * * It would appear from your last…
No. 156. Mr. Cadwalader to Mr. Pierrepont Department of State, Washington, December 27, 1876. No. 77.] Sir: Upon the receipt of your telegram of the 23d instant, stating that Brent,…
No. 157. Mr. Fish to Mr. Pierrepont. Department of State, Washington, January 5, 1877. No. 81.] Sir: By No. 77 from this Department, you were furnished with a copy of…
[Inclosure.] Count Beust to Mr. Pierrepont. Imperial and Royal Austro-Hungarian Embassy, Belgrave Square, March 2, 1877. Monsieur le Ministre: I have the honor, in reply to your note of 1st…
No. 119. Mr. Pierrepont to Mr. Fish. Legation of the United States, London, March 6, 1877. (Received March 19.) No. 136.] Sir: Referring to your dispatch, No. 102, of the…
No. 120. Mr. Evarts to Mr. Pierrepont. Department of State, Washington, May 21, 1877. No. 154.] Sir: A letter dated the 16th instant has been received from the Secretary of…
No. 121. Mr. Hearts to Mr. Pierrepont. Department of State, Washington, May 22, 1877. No. 155.] Sir: A communication under date of the 16th instant has been received from the…
No. 122. Mr. Seward to Mr. Pierrepont. Department of State, Washington, June 1, 1877. No. 161.] Sir: Referring to instruction No. 18, of the 8th August, 1876, and to your…
[Inclosure 2 in No. 194.] Lord Derby to Mr. Pierrepont. Foreign Office, June 28, 1877. Sir: I referred to the lords of the admiralty your letter of the 8th instant,…