Commissioners of the Confederate States of America to the Government of the United States.
On 27 Feb. 1861, Confederate Secretary of State Robert Toombs appointed Martin J. Crawford, John Forsyth, and A.B. Roman to serve as commissioners to open negotiations with the United States for diplomatic recognition and treaties of amity. They returned to the South the day Fort Sumter was attacked.
From the description of Letter book, 1861 Feb. 27-Apr. 11. (Rosenbach Museum & Library). WorldCat record id: 122585654
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| creatorOf | Commissioners of the Confederate States of America to the Government of the United States. Letter book, 1861 Feb. 27-Apr. 11. | Rosenbach Museum & Library |
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| associatedWith | Beauregard, G. T. 1818-1893, | person |
| associatedWith | Browne, William M., fl. 1861, | person |
| associatedWith | Confederate States of America. Dept. of State. | corporateBody |
| associatedWith | Crawford, M. J. 1820-1883, | person |
| associatedWith | Crawford, Samuel Wylie, 1829-1892, | person |
| associatedWith | Davis, Jefferson, 1808-1889. | person |
| associatedWith | Forsyth, John, fl. 1861-1870, | person |
| associatedWith | Lincoln, Abraham, 1809-1865, | person |
| associatedWith | Pickens, F. W. 1805-1869, | person |
| associatedWith | Picket, J. T., fl. 1861, | person |
| associatedWith | Roman, André Bienvenu, 1795-1866, | person |
| associatedWith | Saville, J. H., fl. 1873, | person |
| associatedWith | Seward, William Henry, 1801-1872, | person |
| associatedWith | Toombs, Robert Augustus, 1810-1885, | person |
| associatedWith | United States. Dept. of State. | corporateBody |
| associatedWith | Walker, Leroy Pope, 1817-1884, | person |
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| Fort Sumter (Charleston, S.C.) |
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