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M. G. Papazian to Terrell, April 18, 1895
A somewhat terse and anxious letter from, presumably, a naturalized US citizen of Armenian heritage residing in Turkey, inquiring about the status of his passport. There was a dispute in this period about whether naturalized US citizens who had previously been Ottoman citizens fell under Ottoman...
Memo regarding Greek Protestants of Ordou, 1895
This document is a memo regarding the petition of the Greek Protestants of Ordou, on the Turkish Black Sea coast, to construct a church for their services. It was not written by Terrell, but presumably by a member of the English diplomatic mission, given the reference to "Her Majesty's Embassy"...
Olga Lebedeva to Terrell, April 26, 1895
A friendly letter from the writer and scholar Olga Lebedeva (Olga de Lebedeff) to Terrell, apparently written on her return to St. Petersburg from Constantinople.
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 "Lewis", July 7, 1895
A letter from Terrell to his friend "Lewis", describing the increasingly tense political situation in Turkey and the pressures he is experiencing as a diplomatic representative of the US.
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, April 4, 1895
A letter from Terrell to his wife regarding financial issues, horses, and his upcoming travel schedule, with a few references to the political situation in Turkey.
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.
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