Hamilton Fish was an American statesman who served as the sixteenth governor of New York from 1849 to 1850, a United States senator from New York from 1851 to 1857, and the 26th U.S. secretary of state from 1869 to 1877. Fish was the most trusted advisor to President Ulysses S. Grant and recognized as the pillar of Grant's presidency. He is considered one of the nation's most effective U.S. secretaries of state by scholars, known for his judiciousness and efforts towards reform and diplomatic moderation. He settled the controversial Alabama Claims with the United Kingdom, developing the concept of international arbitration and avoided war with Spain over Cuban independence by coolly handling the volatile Virginius incident. He also organized a peace conference and treaty between South American countries and Spain.
[Telegram.] Mr. Moran to Mr. Fish London, August 15, 1871. Granville promptly instructed British minister to act with Mr. Marsh, and his lordship has received information that the two ministers…
No. 217. Mr. Moran to Mr. Fish No. 339.] Legation of the United States, London, August 17, 1871. (Received August 31.) Sir: On the 10th instant General Schenck received your…
No. 148. Mr. Hoffman to Mr. Fish No. 503.] Legation of the United States, Paris, August 18, 1871. (Received August 31.) Sir: I have the honor to forward to you…
Mr. Bancroft to Mr. Fish. No. 253.] American Legation, Berlin, August 21, 1871. (Received September 7.) Sir: The German Secretary of State has notified to me and to the British…
Mr. Pakenham to Mr. Fish Washington, August 24, 1871. (Received August 25.) Sir: In compliance with instructions which I have received from Earl Granville, I have the honor to transmit…
No. 81. E. R. Wing to Mr. Fish No. 137.] United States Legation, Quito, Ecuador, August 26, 1871. (Received October 2.) Sir: Observing that a very general interest has been…
No. 57. Mr. Hurlbut to Mr. Fish No. 58.] Legation of the United States, Bogota, August 27, 1871. (Received October 14.) Sir: I have the honor to inclose a copy…
No. 6. Mr. Markbreit to Mr. Fish No. 142.] Legation of the United States, Sucre, August 28, 1871. (Received October 14.) Sir: I have the honor to report to you…
Mr. Bancroft to Mr. Fish. No. 255.] American Legation, Berlin, September 1, 1871. (Received September 20.) Sir: I inclose a copy of the note which I have received this day…
No. 227. Mr. Baxter to Mr. Fish. Legation of the United States, Tegucigalpa. Honduras, September 1, 1871. (Received Oct. 14.) No. 39.] Sir: The political condition of Honduras since the…
No. 269. Mr. De Long to Mr. Fish No. 239.] United States Legation, Yokohama, Japan, September 4, 1871. (Received October 16.) Sir: I have the honor to advise you of…
No. 49. Mr. Low to Mr. Fish. No. 85.] Shanghai, September 7, 1871. (Received October 23.) Sir: The proposition to return the surplus indemnity fund to the Chinese government having…
No. 18. Mr. Partridge to Mr. Fish No. 7.] United States Legation, Rio de Janeiro, September 8, 1871. (Received October 7.) Sir: I beg to inform you that the United…
No. 50. Mr. Low to Mr. Fish.. No. 87.] Shanghai, September 9, 1871. (Received Oct. 23.) Sir: When the consul general was last in Washington he made to the Deparnment…
No. 44. Mr. Partridge to Mr. Fish. United States Legation, Riode Janeiro, September 9, 1871. (Received October 7.) No. 8.] Sir: I have the honor to say that the political…
No. 2. [Extract.] Mr. Jay to Mr. Fish No. 349.] United States Legation, Vienna, September 10, 1871. (Received September 27.) Sir: In my No. 346, of September 6,* * *…
No. 73. Mr. Blair to Mr. Fish No. 101.] Legation of the United States, San José Costa Rica, September 13, 1871. (Received Oct. 3.) Sir: I have the honor to…
No. 82. E. R. Wing to Mr. Fish No. 143.] United States Legation, Quito, Ecuador, September 14, 1871. (Received October 14.) Sir: In addition to the inclosure in my dispatch…
No. 3. Mr. Jay to Mr. Fish No. 353.] United States Legation, Vienna, September 18, 1871. (Received October 4.) Sir: I have already advised you of the result of the…
No. 45. Mr. Partridge to Mr. Fish. United States Legation, Rio de Janeiro, September 23, 1871. (Received October 21.) No. 13.] Sir: I have the honor to inclose to you…
No. 106. Mr. Wing to Mr. Fish. [Extract.] United States Legation, Quito, Ecuador, September 25, 1871. (Received Nov. 16.) No. 144.] Sir: Per this mail I have the honor to…
No. 47. Mr. Partridge to Mr. Fish. United States Legation, Rio de Janeiro, September 29, 1871. (Received November 3.) No. 16.] Sir: You will be gratified to learn that the…
No. 87. Mr. Hurlbut to Mr. Fish. Legation of the United States, Bogota, September 29, 1871. (Received October 30.) No. 60.] Sir: The affair of the “Montijo,” and the demand…
Mr. Macmanus to Mr. Fish. Brownsville, Texas, Cameron County, September 30, 1871. Sir: The undersigned has the honor to invite your attention to the accompanying certified copy of the report…