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| Field name | Value |
|---|---|
| Collection Reference Number | GLC06619.02 |
| From Archive Folder | Documents Relating to the 1860s |
| Title | Judah Philip Benjamin to Jefferson Davis about diplomacy with Mexico |
| Date | 28 December 1863 |
| Author | Benjamin, Judah Philip (1811-1884) |
| Recipient | Davis, Jefferson |
| Document Type | Correspondence; Government document |
| Content Description | Confederate Secretary of State Benjamin sends draft instructions (not included) for a proposed diplomatic minister to be sent to Mexico, on which Davis then sought the Confederate Senate's advice (see GLC06619.01). Recommends secrecy to avoid the United States trying to thwart their efforts. A list of dates and related administrative actions chart the progress of the resolutions until they were agreed to on 5 January 1864. |
| 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 | Benjamin, Judah Philip (1811-1884) 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 |
| Related documents | Jefferson Davis to Senate of the Confederate States of America about a diplomatic minister to Mexico |