Letter from Charles Sumner to William Henry Seward, March 18, 1861
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Letter from Charles Sumner to William Henry Seward, March 18, 1861
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Date:1861-03-18
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Letter from Charles Sumner to William Henry Seward, March 18, 1861
action: sent
sender: Charles Sumner
Birth: 1811-01-06
Death: 1874-03-11
location: Washington D.C., US
receiver: William Seward
Birth: 1801-05-16
Death: 1872-10-10
location: UnknownUnknown
transcription: mec
revision: tap 2017-05-04
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Senate Chamber
18th March ‘61
My dear Sir,
I deem it my
duty to urge with
all possible earnest-
ness the nomination
of Mr Motley
ister Resident at the
Hague.
[bottom Margin] The Hon[ or ]
Reason: able-
Wm. H. Seward
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This will be es-
pecially grateful to
Massachusetts, & I
think it aught to be
grateful to all who
take as pride in
the character of their
country.
I write this in the
sincere hope that the
Govt. will not miss
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the opportunity of as-
sociating itself with
a name already
adopted into Europe-
an history, which
will be for us at
the present moment
a powerful ally.
My colleague Mr
Wilson
request. But we
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both insist that
Mr Burlingame
not be neglected.
In our desires he
stands first.
Faithfully yours,
Charles Sumner
Senate Chamber
18th March ‘61
My dear Sir,
I deem it my
duty to urge with
all possible earnest-
ness the nomination
of Mr Motley
Birth: 1814-04-15 Death: 1877-05-29
as
Min-ister Resident at the
Hague.
[bottom Margin] The Hon[ or ]
Supplied
Wm. H. Seward
This will be es-
pecially grateful to
Massachusetts, & I
think it aught to be
grateful to all who
take as pride in
the character of their
country.
I write this in the
sincere hope that the
Govt. will not miss
the opportunity of as-
sociating itself with
a name already
adopted into Europe-
an history, which
will be for us at
the present moment
a powerful ally.
My colleague Mr
Wilson
Birth: 1812-02-16 Death: 1875-11-22
joins in thisrequest. But we
both insist that
Mr Burlingame
Birth: 1820-11-14 Death: 1870-02-23
shall
not be neglected.
In our desires he
stands first.
Faithfully yours,
Charles Sumner