General Records of the Department of State. 1763 - 2002. Despatches from Diplomatic Officers. 1789 - 1906. Despatches from Diplomatic Officers, China. 1/14/1859 - 1/23/1860. Despatch from United States Minister to China John Elliott Ward to Secretary of State Lewis Cass
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Cass, Lewis, 1782-1866
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Lewis Cass (October 9, 1782 – June 17, 1866) was an American military officer, politician, and statesman. He represented Michigan in the United States Senate and served in the Cabinets of two U.S. Presidents, Andrew Jackson and James Buchanan. He was also the 1848 Democratic presidential nominee and a leading spokesman for the Doctrine of Popular Sovereignty, which held that the people in each territory should decide whether to permit slavery. Born in Exeter, New Hampshire, he attended Philli...
Buchanan, James, 1791-1868
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Epithet: US President British Library Archives and Manuscripts Catalogue : Person : Description : ark:/81055/vdc_100000000471.0x000128 James Buchanan, Jr. (1791-1868) was the 15th President of the United States, serving from 1857–1861. Prior to his presidency, Buchanan represented Pennsylvania in the House of Representatives and later the Senate, and served as Secretary of State under President James K. Polk (1845-1849). Source : About the White Hous...
Ho, Kwei-tsing
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Ward, John Elliott, 1814-1902
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John Elliott Ward (1814-1902) was born 2 October 1814 in Sunbury, Georgia and was a lawyer and a diplomat. He practiced law in Savannah, Georgia and was also involved in the Georgia state legislature from 1839-1857 and was the Speaker of the House from 1853-1854. Ward also served as a U.S. minister to China from 1858-1860. In 1866, he moved to New York and practiced law there until his death on 29 November 1902. From the description of John Elliott Ward letter, 1900. (Georgia Histori...
Hsien-feng, Emperor of China, 1831-1861
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