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Autograph letter signed : Washington, D.C., to Cyrus W. Field, 1871 May 17.

BIB_ID
293070
Accession number
MA 140.23
Creator
De Guy, Mr., 19th cent.
Display Date
1871 May 17.
Credit line
Purchased by Pierpont Morgan, 1909.
Description
1 item (3 p.) ; 17.9 cm + envelope
Notes
Part of a large collection of letters to Cyrus Field and documents related to the transatlantic telegraph cable. Items in the collection are described in separate records; see MA 140 for more information.
With postmark and stamp.
Written on mourning stationery.
Provenance
Purchased by Pierpont Morgan from the New York Co-operative Society, 1909.
Summary
Saying that he fears it is doubtful the Senate "will come to a decision on the Treaty this week"; noting that he thinks they can still accept Field's invitation because there is "nothing in the character of [Field's] party which would place [them] in any embarrassment if the Treaty were still under discussion; asking if they can extend the invitation to their attaché.