Charles O. Witte consular papers, 1845-1881.

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Charles O. Witte consular papers, 1845-1881.

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Documents include two certificates dated [1845], one of which bears a royal Hanoverian seal and concerns Charles Otto Witte, giving his date of birth and possibly the name of his parents; a letter (1865) to Witte from U.S. Acting Secretary of State William Hunter transmitting an act recognizing Witte as the consul of Hamburg at Charleston (S.C.); a travel pass (text and date in German) issued at Hamburg; a document (1871) appointing Witte as consul of the German Empire at Charleston, signed by President Ulysses S. Grant; and a document (1881) appointing Witte as vice-consul of Austria-Hungary at Charleston, signed by President James A. Garfield.

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Grant, Ulysses Simpson, 1822-1885

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Hunter, William, 1805-1886.

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Grant, James A. (James Abram), 1831-1881.

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Witte, Charles Otto, 1823-1908

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Charles Otto Witte (1823-1908) worked as a grocery and commission merchant in Charleston, S.C. From the description of Charles O. Witte letterbook, 1861-1867. (University of South Carolina). WorldCat record id: 29714712 ...