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Title

Diplomatic letter of introduction for James Chesnut of Camden, S.C. Written by John Forsyth, Secretary of State, 1839.

Authors

John Forsyth, United States of America, Department of State

Files

Description

Diplomatic letter of introduction for James Chesnut of Camden, S.C. "to the respective diplomatic agents of United States in Europe," written and signed by John Forsyth, U.S. Secretary of State, in compliance with a request from the Secretary of War Joel Poinsett (also from S.C.). 1839.

Transcription

[recto] To the respective diplomatic Agents of the United States in Europe Washington, 5 April 1839 Sir - This letter will be handed to you by Mr. James Chesnut of Camden, South Carolina now about to visit Europe. By the request of the Secretary of War. Mr. Poinsett, I take leave to introduce Mr. Chesnut to you, and bespeak for him, during his stay in your neighborhood, such attentions as you may find it convenient to bestow on him. Very truly your [signed] John Forsyth

Creation Date

4-5-1839

City

Washington, D.C.

Country

United States

Creator Life Dates

1780-1841

Keywords

diplomacy, diplomatic letter, Europe, Washington D.C., Camden, South Carolina, Secretary of War, James Chesnut, Joel Poinsett, John Forsyth

Resource Identifier

070525-12

Date Digital

March 2014

Document Type

Manuscript

Disciplines

Diplomatic History | Political History | United States History

Format (medium)

manuscript

Format (IMT)

PDF

Language

en-us

Digitization Specifications

800ppi 24-bit depth color; Scanned with an Epson 15000 Photo scanner with Epson Scan software; Archival master is a TIFF; TIFFs converted to PDF with Adobe Acrobat XI Pro.

Source

The original from which this digital representation is taken is housed in The Littlejohn Collection at Wofford College, located in the Sandor Teszler Library.

Recommended Citation

Forsyth, John, "Diplomatic letter of introduction for James Chesnut of Camden, S.C. Written by John Forsyth, Secretary of State, 1839." (1839). Broadus R. Littlejohn, Jr. Manuscript and Ephemera Collection. 180.
https://digitalcommons.wofford.edu/littlejohnmss/180

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