Letters received while with the State Department [manuscript], 1893-1895.

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Letters received while with the State Department [manuscript], 1893-1895.

Letter, 1893 March 20, from Julian Taylor congratulates Dabney on his new office with the State Department and asks Dabney's assistance in putting Taylor's name forward for a promotion to third assistant secretary, as Taylor is also involved in diplomatic work with the State Department. Letter, 1895 April 4, from Henry M. Smythe, Port au Prince, introduces Mr. Leowi(?) as a first hand witness to events concerning Haiti's revolutions. Smythe also expresses concern that several of his letters of the past year have not been answered. Letter, 1895 June 21, from Isaac Smith, Consul General of Siam, New York, introduces George Putnam Smith who is familiar with the check claim against the Siamese government.

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United States. Department of State

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The Department of Foreign Affairs was established by an act of July 27, 1789 (1 Stat. 28) and redesignated the Department of State by an act of September 15, 1789 (1 Stat. 68). It was the agency of the United States created by law to assist the President in the formulation and execution of the Nation's foreign policy, and in the conduct of foreign affairs and of certain domestic affairs. The Department made plans for peace and security among all nations, participated in the United Nations and o...

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Taylor, Julian (Bassist)

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Smith, George Putnam, fl. 1895.

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Smith, Isaac, 1829-

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Smythe, Henry M., fl. 1895,

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