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| Field name | Value |
|---|---|
| Collection Reference Number | GLC05342.01 |
| From Archive Folder | Unassociated Civil War Documents 1864 |
| Title | John Slidell to Chevalier L. Debray regarding the colonization of Sonora, Mexico |
| Date | 12 January 1864 |
| Author | Slidell, John (1793-1871) |
| Recipient | Debray, Chevalier L. |
| Document Type | Correspondence |
| Content Description | Slidell introduces a Senator from California to Debray (possibly a representative of Emperor Ferdinand Maximilian) to discuss plans regarding the colonization of Sonora, Mexico. |
| Subjects | Civil War Confederate States of America Confederate General or Leader American West Global History and Civics Foreign Affairs Colonization Refugees Latin and South America |
| People | Debray, Chevalier L. (fl. 1864) Slidell, John (1793-1871) |
| Place written | Paris, France |
| Theme | Foreign Affairs; The American Civil War; Government & Politics |
| Sub-collection | Papers and Images of the American Civil War |
| Additional Information | John Slidell served as United States Representative from Louisiana 1843-1846, Minister to Mexico 1845, Senator 1853-1860, and as a representative of the Confederate States in England. While he and James M. Mason were travelling to England to serve as the Confederate Ambassadors, they were captured by the Union ship Trent while on board a neutral British ship. This event set off the Trent Affair. |
| Copyright | The Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History |
| Module | Civil War, Reconstruction and the Modern Era: 1860-1945 |
| Related documents | Print of John Slidell |