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.
Mr. Hoar, Attorney-General, to Mr. Fish, Secretary of State. Attorney-General’s Office, Washington, July 16, 1869. Sir: I think the case stated in the telegram of Francis G. Barlow, United States…
Vice-Admiral Porter, for Secretary of the Navy, to Mr. Fish, Secretary of State. Navy Department, Washington, August 4, 1869. Sir: I have the honor to acknowledge the receipt of your…
Mr. Smith, Acting Secretary of the Wavy, to Mr. Fish, Secretary of State. Navy Department, Washington, August 11, 1869. Sir: I have the honor to acknowledge the receipt of your…
Mr. Harlow, United States marshal, to Mr. Fish, Secretary of State. United States Marshal’s Office, Southern District of New York, New York, November 8, 1869. Sir: I have the honor…
Mr. Harlow, United States marshal, to Mr. Fish, Secretary of State. [Extract.] United States Marshal’s Office, Southern District of New York, New York, November 10, 1869. [121] Sir: From the…
[125] *Mr. Robeson, Secretary of the Navy, to Mr. Fish, Secretary of State. Navy Department, Washington, November 13, 1869. Sir: I have the honor to acknowledge the receipt of your…
Mr. Robeson, Secretary of the Navy, to Mr. Fish, Secretary of State, Navy Department, Washington, November 15, 1869. [126] Sir: I have the honor to acknowledge the receipt of your…
[127] *Mr. Hoar, Attorney-General, to Mr. Fish, Secretary of State. Attorney-General’s Office, Washington, November 15, 1869. Sir: I have the honor to transmit herewith (with request for its return after…
Mr. Richardson, Acting Secretary of the Treasury, to Mr. Fish, Secretary of State. Treasury Department,November 16, 1869. Sir: I have the honor to inform yon, in reply to your letter…
[770] *Mr. Pierrepont, district attorney, to Mr. Fish, Secretary of State. Office of the Attorney of the United States for the Southern District of New York, No. 41 Chambers Street,…
Mr. Harlow, United States marshal, to Mr. Fish, Secretary of State. United States Marshal’s Office, Southern District of New York, New York, November 26, 1869. Sir: I have the honor…
Mr. Pierrepont, district attorney, to Mr. Fish, Secretary of State. Office of the Attorney of the United States for the Southern District of New York, 41 Chambers street, December 10,…
[801] *Mr. Hoar, Attorney-General, to Mr. Fish, Secretary of State. Attorney-General’s Office,December 16, 1869. Sir: In compliance with your oral request, I send you in writing my opinion upon the…
No. 187. Mr. Bingham to Mr. Fish. United States Legation, Japan, Tokei, January 18, 1870. (Received March 3.) No. 325.] Sir: I have the honor to inclose herewith in duplicate…
Mr. Be Long to Mr. Fish. United States Legation, Yokohama, Japan, January 22, 1870. (Received February 24.) Sir: On the 18th instant a reply was received from the Japanese minister…
Mr. De Long to Mr. Fish. No. 14.] Legation of the United States in Japan, Yokohama, January 22, 1870. (Received February 24.) Sir: A few days ago the Prince of…
Mr. De Long to Mr. Fish. No. 16.] Yokohama, Japan, January 23, 1870. (Received February 24.) SIR: The mail steamer is just about to sail, and I have but just…
Mr. De Long to Mr. Fish. No. 20.] Legation of the United States in Japan, Yokohama, February 10, 1870. (Received March 28.) Sir: On the 28th ultimo the Japanese ministers…
Baron Gerolt to Mr. Fish. Legation of the North German Union, Washington, February 25, 1870. (Received February 26.) Sir: In answer to the inquiry made in your note of yesterday,…
Baron Gerolt to Mr. Fish. Legation of the North German Union, Washington, March 28, 1870. (Received March 29.) Sir: With, reference to my notes of the 19th and 25th of…
Mr. Thornton to Mr. Fish. Washington, April 2, 1870. Sir: In reply to your note of yesterday’s date, I have the honor to inform you that although I am aware…
General Kilpatrick to Mr. Fish. No. 175.] Legation of the United States, Santiago de Chili, April 9, 1870. (Received May 11.) Sir: Mr. Amunateque, minister of foreign relations of this…
Mr. De Long to Mr. Fish. No. 41.] Legation of the United States in Japan, Yokohama, April 12, 1870. (Received May 21.) Sir: I have the honor to transmit herewith…
Mr. Thornton to Mr. Fish. Washington, April 14, 1870. Sir: With reference to your note of the 1st instant, I have the honor to inclose copy of a dispatch which…