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| Field name | Value |
|---|---|
| Collection Reference Number | GLC02095.38 |
| From Archive Folder | Collection relating to Charles Sumner |
| Title | Thomas Hill to Charles Sumner regarding a post in the Chinese Customs Service |
| Date | 15 May 1865 |
| Author | Hill, Thomas (1818-1891) |
| Document Type | Correspondence |
| Content Description | Asks Sumner to help a graduate of Harvard, Edward B. Drew, to obtain a post in the Chinese Customs Service. Drew hopes Sumner will help him arrange a meeting with Sir Frederick Bruce, British representative at Washington, D.C. |
| Subjects | Commerce Merchants and Trade Office Seeker Letter of Introduction or Recommendation Asia Education Global History and Civics |
| People | Hill, Thomas (1818-1891) Sumner, Charles (1811-1874) Bruce, Frederick (fl. 1865) William Adolphus, Sir (1814-1867) |
| Place written | Cambridge, Massachusetts |
| Theme | Foreign Affairs; Merchants & Commerce; Government & Politics |
| Sub-collection | Papers and Images of the American Civil War |
| Additional Information | Hill was president of Harvard 1862-1868. |
| Copyright | The Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History |
| Module | Civil War, Reconstruction and the Modern Era: 1860-1945 |