Letters, 1861-1863.

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Letters, 1861-1863.

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Two letters (with typescripts; 1862, 1863) from John L. Motley to William Gray, a Boston merchant, written from Vienna while Motley was serving as U.S. Ambassador to Austria. The letters concern Motley's views on slavery, secession, the war, and particularly foreign public opinion in Europe. Also, one letter (also with typescript) to Gray from H.C. Roger requesting a loan to return to his home in western Virginia from Iowa to encourage the area to stand against secession and for the Union cause.

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Gray, William, fl. 1826

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Gray was a painter in Salem, Massachusetts and Portsmouth, New Hampshire. From the description of Ledger, 1774-1814. (Winterthur Library). WorldCat record id: 122460172 ...

Rogers, H. C.

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Motley, John Lothrop, 1814-1877

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John Lothrop Motley (1814-1877) was an American author. From the description of John Lothrop Motley notes on New England history, ca. 1840. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 122640035 From the guide to the John Lothrop Motley notes on New England history, ca. 1840, (The New York Public Library. Manuscripts and Archives Division.) John Lothrop Motley was born on 15 April 1814 in Dorchester, Massachusetts, USA. He was educated at Harvard College, 1827-1831. After graduat...