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Dispatch Nr 59 dated 30 September 1871, from Consul Richard Beardsley to Second Assistant Secretary of State

US-NARA/RG84/1361409/pp72-80
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1871-09-30

Part of United States Consular Records for Jerusalem, Palestine

Annual report of the consulate. The report mentions in particular the expansion of Jerusalem, the opening of the Mosque of Omar to foreigners and the construction of a new hotel (pp. 72-80).

Dispatch Nr 42 dated 20 June 1871, from Consul Richard Beardsley to Second Assistant Secretary of State

US-NARA/RG84/1361409/pp42
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1871-06-20

Part of United States Consular Records for Jerusalem, Palestine

Report on the visit to Jerusalem by Henri William Seward and the honors he received from the local authorities (pp. 42).

Dispatch Nr 48 dated 3 August 1871, from Consul Richard Beardsley to Second Assistant Secretary of State

US-NARA/RG84/1361409/pp48
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1871-08-03

Part of United States Consular Records for Jerusalem, Palestine

Question about the new responsibility given to the US Consul in Jerusalem to give protection to Swiss citizens (pp. 48).

Dispatch Nr 49 dated 4 August 1871, from Consul Richard Beardsley to Second Assistant Secretary of State

US-NARA/RG84/1361409/pp49
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1871-08-04

Part of United States Consular Records for Jerusalem, Palestine

Report on the visit in Jerusalem of US Naval Officers of the "Shenandoah" (pp. 49).

Dispatch Nr 40 dated 15 June 1871, from Consul Richard Beardsley to Second Assistant Secretary of State

US-NARA/RG84/1361409/pp38-39
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1871-06-15

Part of United States Consular Records for Jerusalem, Palestine

Letter in favor of dragoman Gargour including some testimonies by Bishop Gobat and some of the foreign consuls to prove his good reputation (pp. 38-39).

Dispatch Nr 61 dated 30 October 1871, from Consul Richard Beardsley to Second Assistant Secretary of State

US-NARA/RG84/1361409/pp83-87
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1871-10-30

Part of United States Consular Records for Jerusalem, Palestine

Report on religious controversies and disputes in Jerusalem, especially between the different Christian and Jewish Sects, and in particular about the restoration of the Church of Nativity, the exclusion of the Christians from the St. James Church, the controversy on property of St. George Church between Catholics and Greeks (pp. 83-87).