Correspondence with Henry Catt, 1861 Dec. 14, 16, 18.

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Correspondence with Henry Catt, 1861 Dec. 14, 16, 18.

3 autograph letters signed. Correspondence between Cobden and Catt relating to the Trent Affair and the threat of war between the United States and Great Britain.

3 items (3 p., 7 p., 5 p.)

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SNAC Resource ID: 7649700

University of Chicago Library

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Catt, Henry.

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Slidell, John, 1793-1871

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American lawyer and politician. From the description of Autograph letter signed : Washington, to T.H. Herbert, Esq., 1856 12 15. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 270664032 Slidell was a Louisiana lawyer and politician who served in the U.S. House of Representatives and Senate, and as Confederate agent to France whose capture sparked the Trent affair. From the description of Legal answer, 1800s. (Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library). WorldCat record id: 122558030 ...

Mason, J. M. (James Murray), 1798-1871

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Cobden, Richard, 1804-1865

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Richard Cobden, English textile manufacturer and politician. From the guide to the Richard Cobden manuscript material : 1 item, ca 1843, (The New York Public Library. Carl H. Pforzheimer Collection of Shelley and His Circle.) Cobden was born in Dunford, Sussex, England on June 3, 1804; became a middle-class manufacturer and MP, advocating free trade, non-intervention in foreign affairs, an end to aristocratic misrule, and a variety of radical political reforms; became intere...