Letters : from James P. Holcombe and C. C. Clay, Jr. [stats], 1864.

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Letters : from James P. Holcombe and C. C. Clay, Jr. [stats], 1864.

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Letters sent to Benjamin in his capacity as Secretary of State for the Confederate States of America. They concern a diplomatic mission to Canada from the C. S. A., during which Holcombe and Clay met with an envoy from the U. S. who encouraged actions towards peace in part to secure the states from possible foreign invasion.

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