Papers Relating to Foreign Affairs, Accompanying the Annual Message of the President to the Second Session of the Thirty-ninth Congress, Part III
Office of the Historian, U.S. Department of State · 1866
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Description
Mexico dominates Part III of the 1866 papers. The main file follows a new American envoy, Campbell. Seward sends him to reach President Juarez. French troops are leaving Mexico that autumn. Maximilian decides to stay and issues a December proclamation. Campbell sails with General Sherman on the Susquehanna. His letters report delays at Havana and talks with exiles.
The Mexican legation's papers form the second block. Venezuela and Colombia close the volume. A legation analysis argues that Maximilian's own friends doubt his title. It calls his planned vote an admission of weakness. These papers catch an empire in collapse. Washington backs the republic while France withdraws. The volume is the fullest Mexico record of the year.
Catalog record
| CREATOR | Office of the Historian, U.S. Department of State |
|---|---|
| YEAR | 1866 |
| COLLECTION | DECLASSIFIED |
| FORMAT | TXT |
| FILE SIZE | 2532 KB |
| LICENSE | PUBLIC_DOMAIN |
| RIGHTS | PUBLIC DOMAIN |
| SOURCE | U.S. Department of State, Office of the Historian Ebook Catalog API (public domain U.S. government work); converted from official EPUB |
Source: https://history.state.gov/historicaldocuments/frus1866p3