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- GLC#
- GLC03587.09-View header record
- Type
- Letters
- Date
- February 22, 1854
- Author/Creator
- Gadsden, James, 1788-1858
- Title
- to John Cripps
- Place Written
- Washington, District of Columbia
- Pagination
- 8 p. : address ; Height: 25.4 cm, Width: 20 cm
- Primary time period
- National Expansion and Reform, 1815-1860
- Sub-Era
- Age of Jackson
Writes to his Secretary reporting that the treaty is before the Senate Committee of Foreign Relations and expects a favorable decision which he hopes will upset Ward. Recaps the road to their success but adds a few caveats relating to unwanted amendments to the treaty. Discusses the importance of keeping the people involved in the treaty process honest and why it is their duty to do it. Notes that they want to replace Black enslaved people and enslave indigenous and Mexican people. Mentions the inevitable possession of Cuba. Adds personal news. Postmarked 22 February, Washington, DC., and 17 March, possibly Acapulco.
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