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| Field name | Value |
|---|---|
| Collection Reference Number | GLC01546 |
| From Archive Folder | Unassociated Civil War Documents 1861 |
| Title | Jefferson Davis to Queen Victoria introducing the Confederacy envoy to Great Britain |
| Date | 23 September 1861 |
| Author | Davis, Jefferson (1808-1889) |
| Recipient | Victoria, Queen of Great Britain |
| Document Type | Government document; Legal document |
| Content Description | Presenting James M. Mason as the "Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary" from the Confederate States of America to Great Britain. Mason and John Slidell were captured by Union ships during their voyage to Europe, beginning the Trent Affair. |
| Subjects | Confederate General or Leader Confederate States of America Civil War Military History Diplomacy Global History and Civics Trent Affair |
| People | Davis, Jefferson (1808-1889) Victoria, Queen of Great Britain (1819-1901) Mason, J. M. (James Murray) (1798-1871) |
| Place written | Richmond, Virginia |
| Theme | The American Civil War; Foreign Affairs |
| Sub-collection | Papers and Images of the American Civil War |
| Additional Information | James M. Mason served as the Confederate Foreign Minister to Great Britain and France, also a United States Senator from Virginia. |
| Copyright | The Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History |
| Module | Civil War, Reconstruction and the Modern Era: 1860-1945 |
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