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Davis, Jefferson, 1808-1889 to Senate of the Confederate States of America

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC06619.01 Author/Creator: Davis, Jefferson, 1808-1889 Place Written: Richmond, Virginia Type: Document signed Date: 28 December 1863 Pagination: 1 p. : Height: 34 cm, Width: 21 cm Order a Copy

Sends a draft of instructions (not included) for sending a diplomatic minister to Mexico. Asks the senate for advice on whether a minister should be sent and, if so, on the terms laid out.

Davis, Jefferson, 1808-1889

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