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| Field name | Value |
|---|---|
| Collection Reference Number | GLC05269 |
| From Archive Folder | Documents Relating to the 1870s |
| Title | Ulysses S. Grant to Franz Sigel regarding a treaty annexing Santo Domingo |
| Date | 16 January 1871 |
| Author | Grant, Ulysses S. (Ulysses Simpson) (1822-1885) |
| Recipient | Sigel, Franz |
| Document Type | Correspondence |
| Content Description | President Grant asks former General Franz Sigel to be Secretary of the Commission to Santo Domingo. In 1869 the Senate refused to approve a treaty annexing Santo Domingo, but in his 1870 message to Congress, Grant reopened the issue. The House authorized him to form a commission to investigate the issue further. He tells Sigel to respond by telegraph if he accepts. Says a naval ship will await the commission at Norfolk, Virginia. On Executive Mansion stationary. |
| Subjects | Union General Diplomacy Latin and South America Global History and Civics Foreign Affairs Treaty Congress Government and Civics President |
| People | Grant, Ulysses S. (Ulysses Simpson) (1822-1885) Sigel, Franz (1824-1902) |
| Place written | Washington, D.C. |
| Theme | 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 |