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Collection Reference Number GLC06619.01
From Archive Folder Documents Relating to the 1860s 
Title Jefferson Davis to Senate of the Confederate States of America about a diplomatic minister to Mexico
Date 28 December 1863
Author Davis, Jefferson (1808-1889)  
Document Type Correspondence; Government document
Content Description Sends a draft of instructions (not included) for sending a diplomatic minister to Mexico. Asks the senate for advice on whether a minister should be sent and, if so, on the terms laid out.
Subjects Civil War  Military History  Confederate General or Leader  Confederate States of America  Government and Civics  Diplomacy  Global History and Civics  Foreign Affairs  Latin and South America  
People Davis, Jefferson (1808-1889)  
Place written Richmond, Virginia
Theme The American Civil War; Foreign Affairs; Government & Politics
Sub-collection The Gilder Lehrman Collection, 1860-1945
Copyright The Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History
Module Civil War, Reconstruction and the Modern Era: 1860-1945
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