1863 RARE US. DIPLOMATIC CORRESPONDENCE CIVIL WAR LINCOLN PROCLAMATIONGPO 1st

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1863 RARE US. DIPLOMATIC CORRESPONDENCE CIVIL WAR LINCOLN PROCLAMATIONGPO 1st:
$36.06

1863.LINCOLN’S MESSAGE AND PROCLAMATION - SIEGE OF PUEBLA MEXICO –PIRATICAL DEPREDATIONS OF REBEL GUNBOATS – FALL OF VICKSBURG –DEFEAT OF GENERAL ROBERT E. LEE - \"PAPERS RELATING TO [U.S.] FOREIGN AFFAIRS.\" VOLUME I [of two vols but completein iself] Accompanying the Message of the President [Abraham Lincoln]of the United States to the Two Houses of Congress. House ofRepresentatives Executive Document No. 1, 38th Congress, 1stSession. Washington: Government Printing Office 1864. First edition.

A rare volume nearly a hundred and fifty-five years old, printed at theheight of the Civil War, giving a graphic picture of the complex webof diplomatic machinations taking place between the beleagueredgovernment of the USA and the rest of the world during the AmericanCivil War. The book is large 8vo size (over 9” by 6” by 2”thick), in the original dark green/black pebbled buckram hardcoverU.S. Govt .Bindery binding, generally vgc, gilt spine lettering stilljust legible, binding strong and tight, hinges good, extremely cleanand bright internally, complete and generally very good condition.

The book ispaginated xxiv Contents; then 15 pages of Lincoln’s Message andfamous Proclamation; then 706 pages of reports andcorrespondence, then a Supplement of CXXXIX pages. It contains theUnited States diplomatic correspondence with Great Britain for theperiod October 1862 to November 1863, with the topics listed. As theAmerican Civil War was still raging, a great deal of the materialfrom Secretary of State Wm. Seward discusses the concerns of theUnited States about the fraught and ambiguous relationship of thesecountries with the Confederate fleet and Rebel war ships. There arealso official decrees and proclamations, reports of attacks on ships,and much more fascinating official material. The material concernedis listed below, with brief details of some of the topics discussed.

GREAT BRITAIN–

Piraticaldepredations of the gunboat 290

Military andnaval operations

Enlistment inGreat Britain for the United States army

Depredationsof the “Alabama”

Execution ofthe assassins of Mr. Merriam at Constantinople

Destructionof the “Jacob Bell” by the pirate vessel “Florida”

Fitting outof hostile vessels in British ports

News of thefall of Vicksburg and the defeat of General Lee

Iron-cladvessels for the insurgents

Capture ofthe ship “Red Gauntlet”

Condition ofthe prisoners captured at Fort Delaware

Pursuit ofhostile Indians seeking refuge in British territory.

And much morefascinating material.

Avery scarce collectible item of early Americana and Civil War history - please feel free to email me with any queries. Quite big and heavyat over 3 lb before packing – Surface mail (6-10 wks) and Airmail(5-7 days) to USA/Canada are £12 and £19.50 respectively. Airmailto Europe £13. In UK small parcel 2nd class is £2.85. Iam happy to accept payment in US$ or GBP sterling. Paypal in GBP orUS$ is fine. and very low minimum offer for a genuinesale.

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