Record

Document Reference	Os C 213
Title	Letter from E. Everett, Boston, U.S.A., to J.E. Denison; 13 Dec. 1856
Date	13 December 1856
Extent	4 ff
Level	Item/file
Content Description	Thanks Denison for sending him report in Royal Agricultural Society Journal; refers to changes in relationship between France and England since he entered office; informs him that he cannot accept invitation to visit England due to his wife [Charlotte]'s invalidity although he wishes to do so; believes British press to be too involved in American politics; comments on extremes of political opinion in America; refers to supporters of Fillmore, Buchanan and Fremont in American elections; refers to Edinburgh Review article concerning views of Northern extremists; states that he believes Union is in danger; discusses debate over cost of [Hiram] Powers' statue 'America'; refers to giving speech at Mr Peabody's dinner.
Term	American affairs, politics
	diplomacy, with France
	press, attitudes towards
	wars, American Civil War 1861-5
	art, sculpture
	patronage, artistic
	social occasions, dinners

Persons

Code	PersonName	Dates of existence
NA9790	Fillmore; Millard (1800-1874); Mr; President of U.S.A. 1850-53	1800-1874
NA7467	Buchanan; James (1791-1868); Mr; 15th President of the U.S.A. 1857-1861	1791-1868
NA9791	Fremont; John C. (1813-1890); Mr; Republican politician	1813-1890
NA9740	Powers; Hiram (1805-1873); Mr; American sculptor	1805-1873
NA1016	Scott; Charlotte (1806-1889); Viscountess Ossington; née Cavendish-Bentinck m 1827 J.E. Denison Viscount Ossington	1806-1889
NA9792	Peabody; George (1795-1869); Mr; American philanthropist	1795-1869
NA9741	Everett; Charlotte G. (fl 1822-1861); Mrs; née Brooks wife of Edward Everett	fl 1822-1861
NA9684	Everett; Edward (1794-1865); Mr; American statesman and scholar	1794-1865
NA199	Denison; J. Evelyn (1800-1873); 1st Viscount Ossington; M.P. Speaker of House of Commons 1857-72 created Viscount Ossington 1872	1800-1873