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Dispatch Nr 114 dated 24 September 1881, from Consul Joseph G. Wilson to Assistant Secretary of State Robert R. Hitt
Report on the reactions in Jerusalem after the death of the US President (pp. 380).
Dispatch Nr 117 dated 7 October 1881, from Consul Joseph G. Wilson to Assistant Secretary of State Robert R. Hitt
Annual report of the consulate. The report especially mentions the condition of the different religions in Jerusalem and archaeological discoveries but also the economic and political conditions in Palestine (pp. 382-390).
Dispatch Nr 120 dated 16 November 1881, from Consul Joseph G. Wilson to Second Assistant Secretary of State William Hunter
Report on the recent arrival of 18 American citizens for permanent residence and for religous reasons : waiting for the unfulfilled prophecies to occur (pp. 396).
Dispatch Nr 122 dated 2 January 1882, from Consul Joseph G. Wilson to Third Assistant Secretary of State Walker Blaine
Names of persons employed at the US consulate (pp. 397-398).
Dispatch Nr 125 dated 1 February 1882, from Consul Joseph G. Wilson to Assistant Secretary of State J. C. Bancroft Davis
Report on a controversy between the Armenians and the Syrians in the Church of the Holy Sepulchre (pp. 400-401).
Dispatch Nr 10 dated 2 October 1882, from Consul Selah Merrill to Assistant Secretary of State J. C. Bancroft Davis
Report on the fears of the Christian population in connection with the events in Egypt and the progression of fanaticism within Moslems (pp. 418-421).
Dispatch Nr 11 dated 7 October 1882, from Consul Selah Merrill to Assistant Secretary of State Alvey A. Adee
Report on the visit to Jerusalem of US Naval Officers of the "Hipsie" (pp. 421-422).
Dispatch Nr 12 dated 10 October 1882, from Consul Selah Merrill to Assistant Secretary of State Alvey A. Adee
Annual report of the consulate for the year 1882. The report mentions in particular the increase of the population and the extending of the city outside the walls. (pp. 422-428).
Dispatch Nr 14 dated 2 December 1882, from Consul Selah Merrill to Assistant Secretary of State John Davis
Report on the visit to Jerusalem of General Lew Wallace, US Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Plenipentiary for Turkey (pp. 429).