James Shepherd Pike was an American journalist and a historian of South Carolina during the Reconstruction Era. He was born in 1811 in Calais, Massachusetts.
Mr. Seward to Mr. Pike. No. 4.] Department of State,Washington, May 16, 1861. Sir: The government is preoccupied with the civil war which has been inaugurated with the reckless purpose…
Mr. Seward to Mr. pike. No. 6.] Department of State,Washington, June 14, 1861. Sir: Mr. Murphy’s despatch of the 10th of April, (No. 53,) informing us that he had submitted…
Mr. Seward to Mr. pike. No. 6.] Department of State,Washington, June 14, 1861. Sir: Mr. Murphy’s despatch of the 10th of April, (No. 53,) informing us that he had submitted…
Mr. Seward to Mr. Pike. No. 8] Department of State,Washington, July 1, 1861. Sir: Your despatch of June 8 (No. 1) has been received. The President approves of your conduct…
Mr. Seward to Mr. Pike. No. 8] Department of State,Washington, July 1, 1861. Sir: Your despatch of June 8 (No. 1) has been received. The President approves of your conduct…
Mr. Seward to Mr. Pike. No. 11.] Department of State,Washington, July 8, 1861. Sir: Your despatch, No. 4, dated June 16 has been duly received. You will, at the first…
Mr. Seward to Mr. Pike. No. 12.] Department of State,Washington, July 26, 1861. Sir: Your very interesting despatch of June 22 (No. 6) has been received. The President is gratified…
Mr. Seward to Mr. Pike. No. 15.] Department of State,Washington, August 15, 1861. Sir: We learn, in a manner which obliges us to give unwilling credit, that the Sumter, an…
Mr. Seward to Mr. Pike. No. 21.] Department of State,Washington, September 5, 1861. Sir: Your despatch of August 18, (No. 13,) has been received, and the opinions it expresses seem…
Mr. Seward to Mr. Pike. No. 22.] Department of State,Washington, September 23, 1861. Sir: Your despatch of August 28, No. 14, has been received. We await with some interest the…
Mr. Seward to Mr. Pike. No. 23.] Department of State,Washington, September 28, 1861. Sir: By some accident our foreign mail missed the steamer. It is only just now that I…
Mr. Seward to Mr. Pike. No. 24.] Department of State,Washington, October 4, 1861. Sir: I am just now informed by a despatch from Henry Sawyer, esq., our consul at Paramaribo,…
Mr. Seward to Mr. Pike. No. 25.] Department of State,Washington, October 10, 1861. Sir: Your despatch of September 18 (No. 17) has been received. The delay of the government of…
Mr. Seward to Mr. Pike. No. 26.] Department of State,Washington, October 17, 1861. Sir: Your despatch of the 25th of September, No. 18, has been received. It is accompanied by…
Mr. Seward to Mr. Pike. No. 28.] Department of State,Washington, October 30, 1861. Sir: Your despatch of October 9 (No. 20) has been received. We wait with much interest the…
Mr. Seward to Mr. Pike. No. 29.] Department of State,Washington, November 2, 1861. Sir: Your despatch of October 12 (No. 22) has been received. I learn with much pleasure that…
Mr. Seward to Mr. Pike. No. 32.] Department of State,Washington, November 11, 1861. Sir: Your despatch of October 16 (No. 23) has been received. It contains the reply of Mr.…
Mr. Seward to Mr. Pike. No. 33.] Department of State,Washington, November 23, 1861. Sir: Your despatch of November 6 (No. 25) has just been received. I have already anticipated and…
Mr. Seward to Mr. Pike. No. 42.] Department of State, Washington, February 5, 1862. Sir: Your despatch of January 15 (No. 34) has been received. I thank you sincerely for…
Mr. Seward to Mr. Pike. No. 44.] Department of State, Washington, February 27, 1862. Sir: Your despatch of February 5 (No. 36) has been received. You will lose no time…
Mr. Seward to Mr. Pike. No. 45.] Department of State, Washington, March 8, 1862. Sir: I have before me your despatch of February 11, No. 37. You think that it…
Mr. Seward to Mr. Pike. No. 46.] Department of State, Washington, March 10, 1862. Sir: Your despatch of February 19 (No. 38) has been received The system provided by Congress…
Mr. Seward to Mr. Pike. No. 41.] Department of State, Washington, March 15, 1862. Sir: Your despatch of February 26 (No. 38) has been received. I think we have reason…
Mr. Seward to Mr. Pike. No. 48.] Department of State, Washington, April 2, 1862 Sir: Your despatch of March 12 (No. 41) has been received. Your account of the system…