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James Buchanan to Cyrus W. Field congratulating Field on his transatlantic telegraph enterprise, 6 August 1858
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James Buchanan to Cyrus W. Field congratulating Field on his transatlantic telegraph enterprise, 6 August 1858.
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[Place of production not identified : producer not identified, 1858]
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Collection: The Gilder Lehrman Collection, 1493-1859.
Field was an American financier noted for the success of the first transatlantic cable which was sent 16 August 1858 from Queen Victoria in England to President James Buchanan. Success was fleeting though and the cable broke the next month.
Electronic reproduction. Marlborough, Wiltshire : AM, 2014. Digitized from a copy held by the Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History.
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Summary
Congratulates Field on his transatlantic telegraph enterprise. Under the blessings of Divine Providence, I trust it may prove instrumental in promoting perpetual peace and friendship between the Kindred nations. Informs Field that he has not yet received Queen Victoria's dispatch.
Variant and related titles
American history, 1493-1945. Module I.
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Language
English
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March 18, 2024
Series
American history module 1
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Correspondence
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Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History, owner.
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