2 April 1863
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- Folder 32
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From Paris to My Dear Friend. Signature illegible. Alcae and some "Manchester friends" requesting cotton scrip as part of Confederate loan. Mentions "balloon system." "Two English Brutes, Lord Palmarton and Russell…declared…not to recognize the c.v. for some time to come. The English argument to support this policy is that the South needs foreign help to maintain and conquer its independence which is a fait accompli…" "Oh, I do hope to live long enough to see England chastised for her brutal and anti-Christian selfishness." Civilized society of the French Capital has shut their doors on the North per the Charivari. Accession Number 2008.27
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