Papers, 1841-1858.

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Papers, 1841-1858.

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Photostat copies of letters and documents relating to the appointment of Foresti as United States Consul at Genoa, to which the Sardinian government objected due to his activities in the struggle for the unification of Italy. Most of the correspondence is from Secretaries of State William L. Marcy and Lewis Cass to various foreign service officers (John B. Costa, John Moncure Daniel, Michael Guelfi, A. Herbemont) at the Genoa Consulate and in the Turin Legation. There are also some letters from Italian officials.

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Columbia University in the City of New York, Columbia University Libraries

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Columbia University in the City of New York, Columbia University Libraries

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Costa, John B.

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Foresti, Eleutario Felice, 1789-1858.

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Professor of Italian at Columbia University, 1841-1856. From the description of Papers, 1841-1858. (Columbia University In the City of New York). WorldCat record id: 506122363 ...

Guelfi, Michael.

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Marcy, William L. (William Learned), 1786-1857

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Daniel, John M. (John Moncure), 1825-1865

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