BIB_ID
193110
Accession number
MA 4636
Creator
Dana, Richard Henry, Jr., 1815-1882.
Display Date
1872 Aug. 12.
Credit line
Purchase, Acquisitions Fund, 1986.
Description
1 item (8 p.) ; 20.2 cm. + with envelope.
Notes
Partial transcription on file.
Summary
Writing to Evarts in Geneva, where he is serving as head of the American Commission representing the Alabama Claims before an international tribunal for arbitration; defending Evarts' character, both personal and professional, at length, and discussing the Alabama Claims and political matters. Dana expresses support for re-election of President Grant over Horace Greeley: "As for Greeley, personally, I cannot express the disgust that I feel at the contemplation of his being President. It would be a national emetic ... ".
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