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| Field name | Value |
|---|---|
| Collection Reference Number | GLC03867.02 |
| From Archive Folder | Unassociated Civil War Documents 1864 |
| Title | Raphael Semmes to Captain Davies explaining that he will be unable to visit |
| Date | 14 July 1864 |
| Author | Semmes, Raphael (1809-1877) |
| Document Type | Correspondence |
| Content Description | Tells Captain Davies he will be unable to visit Cambridge for "some weeks," even though he would like to go. Says he will visit him if he finds the time to make it to Cambridge. Also thanks Mrs. Davies for the invitation. Semmes was writing from the "Parsonage, Belsize Park, London, N.W.," which was the home of the Rev. Francis W. Tremlett where he was staying. The parsonage was known locally as the "Rebel's Roost," from the number of Confederate naval officers, agents, and diplomats who visited. Semmes was not able to make it to Cambridge because he was about to embark on a six-week tour of the Continent with Tremlett and other friends. File also has a page torn out of what appears to be a scrapbook. Contains 2 newspaper clippings. One (13.2 x 6.5 cm.) titled "The Destruction of the Alabama" and another clipping (7.9 x 6.3 cm.) on the "Death of Rear-Admiral John A. Winslow." |
| Subjects | Civil War Military History Confederate General or Leader Confederate States of America Navy Entertaining and Hospitality |
| People | Semmes, Raphael (1809-1877) |
| Place written | London, England |
| Theme | The American Civil War; Foreign Affairs |
| Sub-collection | Papers and Images of the American Civil War |
| Copyright | The Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History |
| Module | Civil War, Reconstruction and the Modern Era: 1860-1945 |