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Terrell to the Sultan, April 5, 1894
Draft of formal letter from Terrell, in his role as head of the American diplomatic mission, to the Ottoman Sultan, regarding a petition by a naturalized American citizen of Armenian descent resident in Turkey and accused of abetting criminal activities.
Terrell to Walter Gresham, December 23, 1894
Original draft of letter from Terrell to Walter Gresham, December 23, 1894, reporting on a meeting with the Ottoman Sultan. The last page is a message to his wife, to whom he has sent the draft copy, apparently in violation of diplomatic protocol.
Terrell to Walter Gresham, February 15, 1895
Letter from Terrell to Secretary of State Walter Gresham in which Terrell complains that he is not given the same deference and privileges as the full ambassadors of European nations at the Ottoman court.
Terrell to Walter Gresham, March 29, 1895 (No. 475)
Copy or draft of initial letter from Terrell to Walter Gresham, the first of two written on the same day, apparently concerning accusations that Terrell was too sympathetic to the Ottoman Sultan
Terrell to Walter Gresham, March 29, 1895 (No. 476)
Draft or copy of letter from A. W. Terrell to W. Gresham, March 29, 1895
Terrell to Walter Gresham, October 4, 1894 (rough draft)
Rough draft of letter from Terrell to Secretary of State Walter Gresham in Washington, D.C., regarding the treatment of American missionaries and their schools in Armenian Christian areas of Turkey. At the end of the draft is a separate note written by Terrell to his wife.
Text of a telegram from A. W. Terrell to W. Gresham, December 23, 1894
Draft of a telegram to be sent by Terrell to Walter Gresham, US Secretary of State, regarding a fact-finding mission to Turkey arranged in response to reports of massacres of Armenians in northwest Turkey in 1894.
Theo. Baldwin to A. W. Terrell, April 17, 1895
A letter from a British(?) diplomat to Terrell regarding the death in Turkish custody at Bursa of an American citizen as a result of neglect and mistreatment.
Unsigned letter written in Ergingan on October 21 of 1894(?)
A page from a letter received by the Mission, probably in October of 1894, given the date of the massacre probably described here. No other pages were scanned from the archive, so the sender is unknown, although one may assume an American or an Armenian-American shopkeeper residing in northern...
Walter Gresham to Terrell, February 14, 1895
Copy of a letter from Walter Gresham, Secretary of State, to Terrell denying his request for an official leave to return to the US, and explaining that for financial reasons, he can take a personal leave of 60 days but will not receive extra leave to cover the travel time a return trip to the US...
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