Letter from Henry A. Homes to Commodore C. W. Morgan, 1851 June 14
- Collection Name:
- Captain John Long Correspondence, 1851-1852
- Title:
- Letter from Henry A. Homes to Commodore C. W. Morgan, 1851 June 14
- Creator:
- Morgan, Charles W., 1790-1853
- Creator Role:
- Author
- Accession / Call Number:
- 1956.025 (m)
- Object ID:
- 1965.025.002
- Date:
- 1851/06/14
- Type of Material:
- textual record
- Physical Description:
- 2 letters
- Language:
- English
- Scope and Content:
- Two copies of a letter from Henry A. Homes, part of the legation of the United States at Constantinople, now Istanbul, Turkey, to Commodore Charles W. Morgan, Commanding the U.S. Squadron in the Mediterranean, dated June 14, 1851. In the letter, Homes states the only information he has is that the exiles will be permitted to go under the protection of the United States flag in the first days of September and that the passengers include Gov. Kossuth with his wife and three children, the Maquate Count Battyani with Countess Battyani, General Perezel and his wife, and General Wysoski, as well as a suite of chiefs, their families, and servants. The total numbers approximately 45 people.
- Subjects:
- Correspondence , Military orders
- Locations:
- Istanbul, Turkey
Mediterranean Sea - Organizations:
- United States. Navy
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- Credit Line:
- Gift of the Maine Historical Society.
- Restrictions:
- Available for research.
- Level Description:
- Item
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