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Official Dispatches to Washington


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    Official Dispatches to Washington; Diplomatic and Military communications

    Manuscripts

    A collection of 850 items from 1849 to 1903; the collection chiefly contains drafts of his dispatches to the Department of State sent during his tenure as U.S. military attacȟ in Madrid, Spain. Also included are reports on the Spanish military and diplomatic establishment, information about the Spanish forces in Cuba, Puerto Rico, and the Philippines. The collection also contains a small amount of biographical material, family correspondence, and California land papers relating to the affairs of Peshine's father-in-law, Dr. James L. Ord.

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    Material relating to the Philippines; Reports on Cuban Affairs and Puerto Rico

    Manuscripts

    A collection of 850 items from 1849 to 1903; the collection chiefly contains drafts of his dispatches to the Department of State sent during his tenure as U.S. military attacȟ in Madrid, Spain. Also included are reports on the Spanish military and diplomatic establishment, information about the Spanish forces in Cuba, Puerto Rico, and the Philippines. The collection also contains a small amount of biographical material, family correspondence, and California land papers relating to the affairs of Peshine's father-in-law, Dr. James L. Ord.

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    Material on Spanish Military establishments

    Manuscripts

    A collection of 850 items from 1849 to 1903; the collection chiefly contains drafts of his dispatches to the Department of State sent during his tenure as U.S. military attacȟ in Madrid, Spain. Also included are reports on the Spanish military and diplomatic establishment, information about the Spanish forces in Cuba, Puerto Rico, and the Philippines. The collection also contains a small amount of biographical material, family correspondence, and California land papers relating to the affairs of Peshine's father-in-law, Dr. James L. Ord.

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    Biographic data, California land papers, miscellaneous items

    Manuscripts

    A collection of 850 items from 1849 to 1903; the collection chiefly contains drafts of his dispatches to the Department of State sent during his tenure as U.S. military attacȟ in Madrid, Spain. Also included are reports on the Spanish military and diplomatic establishment, information about the Spanish forces in Cuba, Puerto Rico, and the Philippines. The collection also contains a small amount of biographical material, family correspondence, and California land papers relating to the affairs of Peshine's father-in-law, Dr. James L. Ord.

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    John Henry Hobart Peshine papers

    Manuscripts

    A collection of 850 items from 1849 to 1903; the collection chiefly contains drafts of his dispatches to the Department of State sent during his tenure as U.S. military attaché in Madrid, Spain. Also included are reports on the Spanish military and diplomatic establishment, information about the Spanish forces in Cuba, Puerto Rico, and the Philippines. The collection also contains a small amount of biographical material, family correspondence, and California land papers relating to the affairs of Peshine's father-in-law, Dr. James L. Ord.

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    U.S. Consulate, Liverpool. Official dispatches

    Manuscripts

    The collection primarily contains correspondence and documents of Thomas Haines Dudley. Dudley's personal and political correspondence, including 22 volumes of diplomatic correspondence, reflect his entire political career. Also present are 1 volume of copies of Confederate correspondence, documents (including 8 account books and 2 volumes of memoranda), 6 scrapbooks of newspaper clippings, and miscellaneous pamphlets, photographs, and other printed material. Subjects include Whig and Republican politics; local, state, and national elections and conventions, including the 1860 Republican National Convention; political affairs in New Jersey and Pennsylvania, including information on Camden and Amboy Railroad and Transportation Company; the politics and government in the New England states, Ohio, Indiana and Illinois are covered to a somewhat lesser extent. There are some items relating to the U.S. Sanitary Commission. Items also document affairs of the American consulate in Liverpool, especially pertaining to Confederate shipbuilding and blockade running, British claims against the United States after the war and efforts to confiscate Confederate property in England, and routine consular matters. This portion of the collection includes photographs and drawings of Confederate ships. Dudley's legal practice and personal affairs, including his interest in political economy, are reflected in his correspondence with Henry Charles Carey. Presidential items in this collection include Chester A. Arthur letter to Thomas Haines Dudley, 1872 February 1 (DU 87); Ulysses S. Grant letter to Thomas Haines Dudley, 1866 March 9 (DU 1820); Andrew Johnson letter to Thomas Haines Dudley, 1865 December 24 (DU 2434).

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