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Terrell to "Lewis", July 14, 1895
Draft copy of letter from Terrell to a friend with the (last?) name Lewis, apparently based in Austin, in which he comments on both his interest in Trojan antiquities and the political situation in Turkey, and talks about personal and family matters. The scan seems to be missing page 7, which...
Terrell to "Miss Adelle", April 4, 1894
Friendly letter from Terrell to a female acquaintance in response to a letter he had recently received from her.
Terrell to Gresham, September 11, 1894
Apparently a draft of a letter from Terrell to Walter Gresham, Secretary of State, requesting instructions on how to proceed with respect to the detention of Ottoman citizens (presumably Armenian) employed at American missionary schools in the central Turkish towns of Marash and Aintab.
Terrell to his wife, October 1, 1894
A short letter from Terrell to his wife in which he mentions a massacre at Erzurum that was either part of, or prefatory to, the Hamidian massacres of 1895 (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hamidian_massacres), and also comments on collecting and sending seeds of Anatolian plants to grow in Texas.
Terrell to his wife, October 27, 1894
A letter from Terrell to his wife.
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
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