Confederate States of America Dept. of State records, 1863-1865.

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Confederate States of America Dept. of State records, 1863-1865.

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The collection contains records of the Confederate States of America Department of State from 1863-1865. The collection consists almost entirely of manuscript copies of letters exchanged between J.P. Benjamin, the third Secretary of State of the Confederacy, and J.M. Mason, Commissioner of the Confederacy to Great Britain and France. This collection of correspondence was probably copied and assembled for distribution to the Confederate legislature. The correspondence concerns diplomatic relations between the Confederacy and other countries, including Great Britain, France, and Mexico. Issues discussed in the correspondence include the rights of Confederate citizens traveling abroad, the attitude of France and Great Britain regarding the Confederate cause, and diplomatic efforts of the United States. The collection also contains letters of transmittal signed by J.P. Benjamin and Jefferson Davis.

.25 linear ft. (1 box)

Emory University. Special Collections and Archives

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Emory University. Special Collections and Archives

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Benjamin, J. P. (Judah Philip), 1811-1884

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Judah Philip Benjamin, QC (August 6, 1811 – May 6, 1884) was a lawyer and politician who was a United States Senator from Louisiana, a Cabinet officer of the Confederate States and, after his escape to the United Kingdom at the end of the American Civil War, an English barrister. Benjamin was the first Jew to hold a Cabinet position in North America and the first to be elected to the United States Senate who had not renounced his faith. Benjamin was born to Sephardic Jewish parents from Londo...

Mason, J. M. 1798-1871

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Confederate States of America. Dept. of State.

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