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| Field name | Value |
|---|---|
| Collection Reference Number | GLC00162.03 |
| From Archive Folder | Presidential collection |
| Title | James Buchanan to Cyrus W. Field congratulating Field on his transatlantic telegraph enterprise |
| Date | 6 August 1858 |
| Author | Buchanan, James (1791-1868) |
| Recipient | Field, Cyrus W. |
| Document Type | Correspondence; Business and financial document |
| Content Description | Congratulates Field on his transatlantic telegraph enterprise. "Under the blessings of Divine Providence, I trust it may prove instrumental in promoting perpetual peace and friendship between the Kindred nations." Informs Field that he has not yet received Queen Victoria's dispatch. |
| Subjects | Science and Technology President Global History and Civics Telegraph |
| People | Buchanan, James (1791-1868) Field, Cyrus W. (Cyrus West) (1819-1892) |
| Place written | Bedford Springs, Pennsylvania |
| Theme | The Presidency; Science, Technology, Invention |
| Sub-collection | The Gilder Lehrman Collection, 1493-1859 |
| Additional Information | Field was an American financier noted for the success of the first transatlantic cable which was sent 16 August 1858 from Queen Victoria in England to President James Buchanan. Success was fleeting though and the cable broke the next month. |
| Copyright | The Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History |
| Module | Settlement, Commerce, Revolution and Reform: 1493-1859 |