Document Type

Letter

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Date

4-8-1897

Keywords

Second Secretary, London, St. Petersburg, Berlin, Constantinople, Tokyo, Mexico

Description

In this handwritten letter from Francis Mairs Huntington-Wilson to President William McKinley, Huntington-Wilson provides a list of other desired embassy positions he wishes to take up.

Sender

Francis Mairs Huntington-Wilson

Recipient

William McKinley

Corresponds to:

Folder 2-3, Document 1

City

Washington, D.C.

Transcription

[April 8th, 1897]

[To the President:]

[If it is impossible that I shall be appointed Second Secretary of Embassy at London, I hereby apply for a secretaryship of embassy or legation at any of the following places in this order of preference: Vienna, St. Petersburg, Berlin, Madrid, Constantinople, Tokyo, Mexico.]

[Very respectfully,]

[Huntington Wilson]

Language

English

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Letter From Francis Mairs Huntington-Wilson to William McKinley, April 8, 1897

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