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Os - Papers of John Evelyn Denison, Viscount Ossington (1800-1873)
1 - Papers of J.E. Denison and the Denison family.
C - Correspondence of J.E. Denison and the Denison family.
Document Reference
Os C 552
Title
Letter from E. Everett, Boston, U.S.A., to J.E. Denison; 22 June 1861
Date
22 June 1861
Extent
4 ff
Level
Item/file
Content Description
States that he is disappointed by hostile reaction of British Government and press towards North's struggle against slavery; refers to newspaper articles including New York Herald and Times; believes Government is influenced by commissions of Confederacy; contrasts American political situation with Greeks and Turks; has condemned American ministers abroad to Mr Seward; comments on blockade of Southern ports; refers to George Grenville's opinion on taxation of American colony [Stamp Act 1765] which was opposed by Lord Camden and Lord Chatham; discusses formation and interpretation of international law convention of 1818; comments on opinions of law officers of Crown; refers to Admiralty and 'Law of Nations'.
Term
taxation, Stamp Act 1765
government departments, Admiralty
parliamentary business, debates
laws, international convention 1818
slavery, abolition
military campaigns, blockades
foreign policy, U.S.A.
American affairs, politics
press, attitudes towards
wars, American Civil War 1861-5
conferences, Aix-la-Chapelle 1818
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