Rare Books, Special Collections, and Preservation
Sir Frederick William Adolphus Bruce papers
Bruce, Frederick W. A. (Frederick William Adolphus), Sir, 1814-1867
D.34
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108 item(s)
1865-1867
English
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Biographical / Historical note
Sir Frederick William Adolphus Bruce (1814-1867) served as the British representative in Washington, D.C. from March 1, 1865 until his death in Boston on September 19, 1867.
Scope and Contents
The correspondence in this collection covers his tenure in this office, and consists of retained copies of reports sent to Prime Minister Lord John Russell (31 letters), and the foreign ministers the Earl of Clarendon (40 letters) and Lord Stanley (37 letters).
The majority of the letters are in the hand of a secretary, but four of the reports (May 2, 1865; July 3, 1865; March 5, 1866; January 27, 1867) are drafts written in Bruce's own hand.
The letters cover various subjects of concern between the United States and Great Britain in the immediate post-Civil War and Reconstruction period. Topics include American politics, the Alabama Claims controversy, the Fenian movement, and United States-Mexican relations. Bruce also wrote extensively of his personal and professional impressions of President Andrew Johnson, Secretary of State William Henry Seward, and other American political leaders.
A complete list of the correspondence is included in this register.
Related Archival Materials
Biographical information on Sir Frederick William Adolphus Bruce can be found in the Dictionary of National Biography.
Access
The Sir Frederick William Adolphus Bruce Papers is open for research use. Researchers are advised to contact the Rare Books, Special Collections & Preservation Department prior to visiting. Upon arrival, researchers will also be asked to fill out a registration form and provide photo identification.
Use
In consultation with a curator, reproductions may be made upon request. Permission to publish materials from the collection must be requested from a curator. Researchers are responsible for determining any copyright questions.
Preferred Citation
[Item title, item date], Sir Frederick William Adolphus Bruce Papers, D.34, Rare Books, Special Collections, and Preservation, River Campus Libraries, University of Rochester
American Civil War (1861-1865)
Alabama claims
Fenians
Reconstruction (United States : 1865-1877)
Great Britain
Correspondence
Bruce, Frederick W. A. (Frederick William Adolphus), Sir, 1814-1867
Johnson, Andrew, 1808-1875
Seward, William H. (William Henry), 1801-1872
Series I: 1865/repositories/2/archival_objects/127871Sir Frederick William Adolphus Bruce to Lord John Russell/repositories/2/archival_objects/127874April 20, 186511Scope and Contents7 pages
Sir Frederick William Adolphus Bruce to Lord John Russell/repositories/2/archival_objects/127875April 20, 1865 12Scope and Contents4 pages
Sir Frederick William Adolphus Bruce to Lord John Russell /repositories/2/archival_objects/127876April 24, 186513Scope and Contents11 pages, newspaper clipping
Sir Frederick William Adolphus Bruce to Lord John Russell /repositories/2/archival_objects/127877April 27, 186514Scope and Contents3 pages
Sir Frederick William Adolphus Bruce to Lord John Russell /repositories/2/archival_objects/127878May 2, 186515Scope and Contents11 pages, newspaper clipping
Letter written in Bruce's hand
Sir Frederick William Adolphus Bruce to Lord John Russell /repositories/2/archival_objects/127879May 5, 186516Scope and Contents5 pages
Sir Frederick William Adolphus Bruce to Lord John Russell/repositories/2/archival_objects/127880May 6, 186517Scope and Contents14 pages
Sir Frederick William Adolphus Bruce to Lord John Russell/repositories/2/archival_objects/127881May 8, 186518Scope and Contents4 pages
Sir Frederick William Adolphus Bruce to Lord John Russell/repositories/2/archival_objects/127882May 10, 186519Scope and Contents13 pages
Sir Frederick William Adolphus Bruce to Lord John Russell/repositories/2/archival_objects/127883May 19, 1865110Scope and Contents9 pages, newspaper clipping
Sir Frederick William Adolphus Bruce to Lord John Russell/repositories/2/archival_objects/127884May 22, 1865111Scope and Contents8 pages
Sir Frederick William Adolphus Bruce to Lord John Russell/repositories/2/archival_objects/127885May 26, 1865112Scope and Contents7 pages
Sir Frederick William Adolphus Bruce to Lord John Russell/repositories/2/archival_objects/127886May 30, 1865113Scope and Contents9 pages
Sir Frederick William Adolphus Bruce to Lord John Russell/repositories/2/archival_objects/127887June 1, 1865114Scope and Contents11 pages, newspaper clipping
Sir Frederick William Adolphus Bruce to Lord John Russell/repositories/2/archival_objects/127888June 13, 1865115Scope and Contents10 pages
Sir Frederick William Adolphus Bruce to Lord John Russell/repositories/2/archival_objects/127889June 18, 1865116Scope and Contents19 pages
Sir Frederick William Adolphus Bruce to Lord John Russell/repositories/2/archival_objects/127890June 24, 1865117Scope and Contents7 pages
Sir Frederick William Adolphus Bruce to Lord John Russell/repositories/2/archival_objects/127891June 27, 1865118Scope and Contents8 pages
Sir Frederick William Adolphus Bruce to Lord John Russell/repositories/2/archival_objects/127892July 3, 1865119Scope and Contents7 pages, in Bruce's hand
Sir Frederick William Adolphus Bruce to Lord John Russell/repositories/2/archival_objects/127893July 17, 1865120Scope and Contents7 pages
Sir Frederick William Adolphus Bruce to Lord John Russell/repositories/2/archival_objects/127894July 20, 1865121Scope and Contents4 pages
Sir Frederick William Adolphus Bruce to Lord John Russell/repositories/2/archival_objects/127895July 24, 1865122Scope and Contents8 pages
Sir Frederick William Adolphus Bruce to Lord John Russell/repositories/2/archival_objects/127896July 25, 1865123Scope and Contents3 pages
Sir Frederick William Adolphus Bruce to Lord John Russell/repositories/2/archival_objects/127897July 27, 1865124Scope and Contents14 pages
Sir Frederick William Adolphus Bruce to Lord John Russell/repositories/2/archival_objects/127898August 8, 1865125Scope and Contents6 pages
Sir Frederick William Adolphus Bruce to Lord John Russell/repositories/2/archival_objects/127899August 14, 1865126Scope and Contents4 pages
Sir Frederick William Adolphus Bruce to Lord John Russell/repositories/2/archival_objects/127900August 21, 1865127Scope and Contents5 pages
Sir Frederick William Adolphus Bruce to Lord John Russell/repositories/2/archival_objects/127901September 24, 1865128Scope and Contents4 pages
Sir Frederick William Adolphus Bruce to Lord John Russell/repositories/2/archival_objects/127902October 23, 1865129Scope and Contents6 pages
Sir Frederick William Adolphus Bruce to Lord John Russell/repositories/2/archival_objects/127903October 31, 1865130Scope and Contents3 pages
Sir Frederick William Adolphus Bruce to Lord John Russell/repositories/2/archival_objects/127904November 20, 1865131Scope and Contents4 pages
Sir Frederick William Adolphus Bruce to George William Frederick Villiers, 4th Earl of Clarendon and 4th Baron Hyde
/repositories/2/archival_objects/127905November 20, 1865132Scope and Contents8 pages
Sir Frederick William Adolphus Bruce to George William Frederick Villiers, 4th Earl of Clarendon and 4th Baron Hyde
/repositories/2/archival_objects/127906December 4, 1865133Scope and Contents10 pages
Sir Frederick William Adolphus Bruce to George William Frederick Villiers, 4th Earl of Clarendon and 4th Baron Hyde
/repositories/2/archival_objects/127907December 12, 1865134Scope and Contents12 pages
Sir Frederick William Adolphus Bruce to George William Frederick Villiers, 4th Earl of Clarendon and 4th Baron Hyde
/repositories/2/archival_objects/127908December 26, 1865135Scope and Contents8 pages
Sir Frederick William Adolphus Bruce to George William Frederick Villiers, 4th Earl of Clarendon and 4th Baron Hyde
/repositories/2/archival_objects/127909December 31, 1865136Scope and Contents9 pages
Series II: 1866/repositories/2/archival_objects/127872Sir Frederick William Adolphus Bruce to George William Frederick Villiers, 4th Earl of Clarendon and 4th Baron Hyde
/repositories/2/archival_objects/127910January 23, 1866137Scope and Contents4 pages
Sir Frederick William Adolphus Bruce to George William Frederick Villiers, 4th Earl of Clarendon and 4th Baron Hyde
/repositories/2/archival_objects/127911January 29, 1866138Scope and Contents9 pages
Sir Frederick William Adolphus Bruce to George William Frederick Villiers, 4th Earl of Clarendon and 4th Baron Hyde
/repositories/2/archival_objects/127912February 5, 1866139Scope and Contents12 pages
Sir Frederick William Adolphus Bruce to George William Frederick Villiers, 4th Earl of Clarendon and 4th Baron Hyde
/repositories/2/archival_objects/127913February 5, 1866140Scope and Contents8 pages
Sir Frederick William Adolphus Bruce to George William Frederick Villiers, 4th Earl of Clarendon and 4th Baron Hyde
/repositories/2/archival_objects/127914February 6, 1866141Scope and Contents3 pages
Sir Frederick William Adolphus Bruce to George William Frederick Villiers, 4th Earl of Clarendon and 4th Baron Hyde
/repositories/2/archival_objects/127915February 9, 1866142Scope and Contents11 pages
Sir Frederick William Adolphus Bruce to George William Frederick Villiers, 4th Earl of Clarendon and 4th Baron Hyde
/repositories/2/archival_objects/127916February 12, 1866143Scope and Contents3 pages
Sir Frederick William Adolphus Bruce to George William Frederick Villiers, 4th Earl of Clarendon and 4th Baron Hyde
/repositories/2/archival_objects/127917February 20, 1866144Scope and Contents6 pages
Sir Frederick William Adolphus Bruce to George William Frederick Villiers, 4th Earl of Clarendon and 4th Baron Hyde
/repositories/2/archival_objects/127918February 22, 1866145Scope and Contents3 pages
Sir Frederick William Adolphus Bruce to George William Frederick Villiers, 4th Earl of Clarendon and 4th Baron Hyde
/repositories/2/archival_objects/127919March 5, 1866146Scope and Contents11 pages
Sir Frederick William Adolphus Bruce to George William Frederick Villiers, 4th Earl of Clarendon and 4th Baron Hyde
/repositories/2/archival_objects/127920March 5, 1866147Scope and Contents4 pages, written in Bruce's hand
Sir Frederick William Adolphus Bruce to George William Frederick Villiers, 4th Earl of Clarendon and 4th Baron Hyde
/repositories/2/archival_objects/127921March 10, 1866148Scope and Contents12 pages, 2 newspaper clippings
Sir Frederick William Adolphus Bruce to George William Frederick Villiers, 4th Earl of Clarendon and 4th Baron Hyde
/repositories/2/archival_objects/127922March 16, 1866149Scope and Contents20 pages
Sir Frederick William Adolphus Bruce to George William Frederick Villiers, 4th Earl of Clarendon and 4th Baron Hyde
/repositories/2/archival_objects/127923March 20, 1866150 Scope and Contents7 pages
Sir Frederick William Adolphus Bruce to George William Frederick Villiers, 4th Earl of Clarendon and 4th Baron Hyde
/repositories/2/archival_objects/127924March 26, 1866151Scope and Contents7 pages
Sir Frederick William Adolphus Bruce to George William Frederick Villiers, 4th Earl of Clarendon and 4th Baron Hyde
/repositories/2/archival_objects/127925March 29, 186621Scope and Contents8 pages
Sir Frederick William Adolphus Bruce to George William Frederick Villiers, 4th Earl of Clarendon and 4th Baron Hyde
/repositories/2/archival_objects/127926April 3, 186622Scope and Contents7 pages
Sir Frederick William Adolphus Bruce to George William Frederick Villiers, 4th Earl of Clarendon and 4th Baron Hyde
/repositories/2/archival_objects/127927April 9, 186623Scope and Contents13 pages
Sir Frederick William Adolphus Bruce to George William Frederick Villiers, 4th Earl of Clarendon and 4th Baron Hyde
/repositories/2/archival_objects/127928April 12, 186624Scope and Contents8 pages, newspaper clipping
Sir Frederick William Adolphus Bruce to George William Frederick Villiers, 4th Earl of Clarendon and 4th Baron Hyde
/repositories/2/archival_objects/127929April 17, 186625Scope and Contents5 pages
Enclosed: "Memorandum of a Conversation with the President on the 12th April, on the subject of Fenianism" (4pages)
Sir Frederick William Adolphus Bruce to George William Frederick Villiers, 4th Earl of Clarendon and 4th Baron Hyde
/repositories/2/archival_objects/127930April 23, 186626Scope and Contents3 pages
Sir Frederick William Adolphus Bruce to George William Frederick Villiers, 4th Earl of Clarendon and 4th Baron Hyde
/repositories/2/archival_objects/127931April 29, 186627Scope and Contents7 pages
Sir Frederick William Adolphus Bruce to George William Frederick Villiers, 4th Earl of Clarendon and 4th Baron Hyde
/repositories/2/archival_objects/127932May 1, 186628Scope and Contents4 pages
Sir Frederick William Adolphus Bruce to George William Frederick Villiers, 4th Earl of Clarendon and 4th Baron Hyde
/repositories/2/archival_objects/127933May 6, 186629Scope and Contents7 pages
Sir Frederick William Adolphus Bruce to George William Frederick Villiers, 4th Earl of Clarendon and 4th Baron Hyde
/repositories/2/archival_objects/127934May 15, 1866210Scope and Contents3 pages
Sir Frederick William Adolphus Bruce to George William Frederick Villiers, 4th Earl of Clarendon and 4th Baron Hyde
/repositories/2/archival_objects/127935May 28, 1866211Scope and Contents4 pages
Sir Frederick William Adolphus Bruce to George William Frederick Villiers, 4th Earl of Clarendon and 4th Baron Hyde
/repositories/2/archival_objects/127936May 28, 1866212Scope and Contents4 pages
Sir Frederick William Adolphus Bruce to George William Frederick Villiers, 4th Earl of Clarendon and 4th Baron Hyde
/repositories/2/archival_objects/127937May 29, 1866213Scope and Contents2 pages
Sir Frederick William Adolphus Bruce to George William Frederick Villiers, 4th Earl of Clarendon and 4th Baron Hyde
/repositories/2/archival_objects/127938June 4, 1866214Scope and Contents2 pages
Sir Frederick William Adolphus Bruce to George William Frederick Villiers, 4th Earl of Clarendon and 4th Baron Hyde
/repositories/2/archival_objects/127939June 10, 1866215Scope and Contents7 pages
Sir Frederick William Adolphus Bruce to George William Frederick Villiers, 4th Earl of Clarendon and 4th Baron Hyde
/repositories/2/archival_objects/127940June 18, 1866216Scope and Contents5 pages
Sir Frederick William Adolphus Bruce to George William Frederick Villiers, 4th Earl of Clarendon and 4th Baron Hyde
/repositories/2/archival_objects/127941June 26, 1866217Scope and Contents5 pages
Sir Frederick William Adolphus Bruce to George William Frederick Villiers, 4th Earl of Clarendon and 4th Baron Hyde
/repositories/2/archival_objects/127942July 2, 1866218Scope and Contents5 pages
Sir Frederick William Adolphus Bruce to George William Frederick Villiers, 4th Earl of Clarendon and 4th Baron Hyde
/repositories/2/archival_objects/127943July 9, 1866219Scope and Contents2 pages
Sir Frederick William Adolphus Bruce to George William Frederick Villiers, 4th Earl of Clarendon and 4th Baron Hyde
/repositories/2/archival_objects/127944July 15, 1866220Scope and Contents3 pages
Sir Frederick William Adolphus Bruce to Edward Henry Stanley, 15th Earl of Derby/repositories/2/archival_objects/127945July 26, 1866221Scope and Contents8 pages
Sir Frederick William Adolphus Bruce to Edward Henry Stanley, 15th Earl of Derby/repositories/2/archival_objects/127946August 7, 1866222Scope and Contents3 pages
August 13: Bruce to Stanley (2p.)
Sir Frederick William Adolphus Bruce to Edward Henry Stanley, 15th Earl of Derby/repositories/2/archival_objects/127947August 13, 1866223Scope and Contents2 pages
Sir Frederick William Adolphus Bruce to Edward Henry Stanley, 15th Earl of Derby/repositories/2/archival_objects/127948September 9, 1866224Scope and Contents6 pages
Sir Frederick William Adolphus Bruce to Edward Henry Stanley, 15th Earl of Derby/repositories/2/archival_objects/127949September 17, 1866225Scope and Contents3 pages
Sir Frederick William Adolphus Bruce to Edward Henry Stanley, 15th Earl of Derby/repositories/2/archival_objects/127950September 23, 1866226Scope and Contents4 pages
Sir Frederick William Adolphus Bruce to Edward Henry Stanley, 15th Earl of Derby/repositories/2/archival_objects/127951October 22, 1866227Scope and Contents4 pages
Sir Frederick William Adolphus Bruce to Edward Henry Stanley, 15th Earl of Derby/repositories/2/archival_objects/127952October 29, 1866228Scope and Contents6 pages
Sir Frederick William Adolphus Bruce to Edward Henry Stanley, 15th Earl of Derby/repositories/2/archival_objects/127953November 5, 1866229Scope and Contents3 pages
Sir Frederick William Adolphus Bruce to Edward Henry Stanley, 15th Earl of Derby/repositories/2/archival_objects/127954November 13, 1866230Scope and Contents2 pages
Sir Frederick William Adolphus Bruce to Edward Henry Stanley, 15th Earl of Derby/repositories/2/archival_objects/127955November 13, 1866231Scope and Contents2 pages
Sir Frederick William Adolphus Bruce to Edward Henry Stanley, 15th Earl of Derby/repositories/2/archival_objects/127956November 19, 1866232Scope and Contents4 pages
Sir Frederick William Adolphus Bruce to Edward Henry Stanley, 15th Earl of Derby/repositories/2/archival_objects/127957November 26, 1866233Scope and Contents8 pages
Sir Frederick William Adolphus Bruce to Edward Henry Stanley, 15th Earl of Derby/repositories/2/archival_objects/127958December 11, 1866234Scope and Contents5 pages
Sir Frederick William Adolphus Bruce to Edward Henry Stanley, 15th Earl of Derby/repositories/2/archival_objects/127959December 17, 1866235Scope and Contents5 pages
Sir Frederick William Adolphus Bruce to Edward Henry Stanley, 15th Earl of Derby/repositories/2/archival_objects/127960December 24, 1866236Scope and Contents3 pages
Sir Frederick William Adolphus Bruce to Edward Henry Stanley, 15th Earl of Derby/repositories/2/archival_objects/127961December 25, 1866237Scope and Contents5 pages
Sir Frederick William Adolphus Bruce to Edward Henry Stanley, 15th Earl of Derby/repositories/2/archival_objects/127962December 31, 1866238Scope and Contents3 pages
Series III: 1867/repositories/2/archival_objects/127873Sir Frederick William Adolphus Bruce to Edward Henry Stanley, 15th Earl of Derby/repositories/2/archival_objects/127963January 8, 1867239Scope and Contents3 pages
Sir Frederick William Adolphus Bruce to Edward Henry Stanley, 15th Earl of Derby/repositories/2/archival_objects/127964January 22, 1867240Scope and Contents4 pages
Sir Frederick William Adolphus Bruce to Edward Henry Stanley, 15th Earl of Derby/repositories/2/archival_objects/127965January 27, 1867241Scope and Contents8 pages, written in Bruce's hand
Sir Frederick William Adolphus Bruce to Edward Henry Stanley, 15th Earl of Derby/repositories/2/archival_objects/127966February 2, 1867242Scope and Contents1 page, with 2nd, enclosed letter: from Bedford Pim to Bruce, dated January 30, 1867.
Sir Frederick William Adolphus Bruce to Edward Henry Stanley, 15th Earl of Derby/repositories/2/archival_objects/127967February 4, 1867243Scope and Contents6 pages
Sir Frederick William Adolphus Bruce to Edward Henry Stanley, 15th Earl of Derby/repositories/2/archival_objects/127968February 11, 1867244Scope and Contents3 pages
Sir Frederick William Adolphus Bruce to Edward Henry Stanley, 15th Earl of Derby/repositories/2/archival_objects/127969February 19, 1867245Scope and Contents3 pages
Sir Frederick William Adolphus Bruce to Edward Henry Stanley, 15th Earl of Derby/repositories/2/archival_objects/127970February 25, 1867246Scope and Contents4 pages
Sir Frederick William Adolphus Bruce to Edward Henry Stanley, 15th Earl of Derby/repositories/2/archival_objects/127971March 4, 1867247Scope and Contents6 pages
Sir Frederick William Adolphus Bruce to Edward Henry Stanley, 15th Earl of Derby/repositories/2/archival_objects/127972April 2, 1867248Scope and Contents3 pages
Sir Frederick William Adolphus Bruce to Edward Henry Stanley, 15th Earl of Derby/repositories/2/archival_objects/127973April 8, 1867249Scope and Contents3 pages
Sir Frederick William Adolphus Bruce to Edward Henry Stanley, 15th Earl of Derby/repositories/2/archival_objects/127974April 16, 1867250Scope and Contents6 pages
Sir Frederick William Adolphus Bruce to Edward Henry Stanley, 15th Earl of Derby/repositories/2/archival_objects/127975June 3, 1867251Scope and Contents5 pages
Sir Frederick William Adolphus Bruce to Edward Henry Stanley, 15th Earl of Derby/repositories/2/archival_objects/127976June 17, 1867252Scope and Contents3 pages
Sir Frederick William Adolphus Bruce to Edward Henry Stanley, 15th Earl of Derby/repositories/2/archival_objects/127977July 8, 1867253Scope and Contents6 pages
Sir Frederick William Adolphus Bruce to Edward Henry Stanley, 15th Earl of Derby/repositories/2/archival_objects/127978July 14, 1867254Scope and Contents3 pages
Sir Frederick William Adolphus Bruce to Edward Henry Stanley, 15th Earl of Derby/repositories/2/archival_objects/127979July 22, 1867255Scope and Contents5 pages
Sir Frederick William Adolphus Bruce to Edward Henry Stanley, 15th Earl of Derby/repositories/2/archival_objects/127980August 6, 1867256Scope and Contents5 pages
Sir Frederick William Adolphus Bruce to Edward Henry Stanley, 15th Earl of Derby/repositories/2/archival_objects/127981August 20, 1867257Scope and Contents3 pages