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Davis, Jefferson, 1808-1889 to Queen Victoria

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC01546 Author/Creator: Davis, Jefferson, 1808-1889 Place Written: Richmond, Virginia Type: Manuscript document signed Date: 23 September 1861 Pagination: 1 p. ; 41 x 27 cm. Order a Copy

Presenting James M. Mason as the "Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary" from the Confederate States of America to Great Britain. Mason and John Slidell were captured by Union ships during their voyage to Europe, beginning the Trent Affair.

Davis, Jefferson, 1808-1889
Victoria, Queen of United Kingdom, 1819-1901
Mason, J. M. (James Murray), 1798-1871

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