Robert Augustus Toombs papers, 1861.

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Robert Augustus Toombs papers, 1861.

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Chiefly records documenting expenses of Confederate commission sent to negotiate with United States government and correspondence re diplomatic ties between Confederate States of America and United States, from office of Secretary of State in Montgomery, Ala. Including letter, 3 Mar. 1861, Washington, D.C., from Martin J. Crawford, to Robert Toombs, Secretary of State, Confederate States of America, Montgomery, Ala., discussing conversations with U.S. government re Southern secession and diplomatic relations; letter, 12 Mar. 1861, from John Forsythe and Martin J. Crawford, Washington, D.C., to William H. Seward, U.S. Secretary of State, Washington, D.C., re proclamation of secession and independence for Confederacy, and request for peaceful settlement. Letter, 15 Apr. 1861, from J.J. Pickett, Washington, D.C., to Robert Toombs, re mustering of 75,000 volunteers in the ranks of U.S. Army in preparation for war; undated letter from John Forsythe, Martin J[enkins] Crawford, and A[lfred] B. Roman, Washington, D.C., to William H. Seward, Secretary of State of the U.S., Washington, D.C., re Confederate offer to negotiate peace, U.S. refusal to negotiate, end of discussions, and preparation for war. Also including undated real estate records, including questions and answers re real estate and terms of property ownership.

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