OPEN TODAY: 10 A.M.–5 P.M.

Tickets

Manuscripts

William Henry Seward letter to Ogden Hoffman

Image not available

Description
In this letter to Judge Hoffman, Seward writes of a pending civil case in California involving the consul of the kingdom of Hanover, a man named Otto Frank: "The present is not a fit time to entertain unnecessary and speculative questions of privilege in regard to either diplomatic or consular representatives of foreign Powers." However, he points out that "there can be no fit time for abating the necessary national authority, when its exercise is absolutely necessary." Seward then gives Hoffman advice on how to proceed, based on the pending actions of Otto Frank.
Type
Manuscripts(Opens in new tab)
Production date
1862, July 22.
Call number
mssHM 19015
Creator
Seward, William H (1801-1872)(Opens in new tab)
Provenance
Grabhorn Collection, January 1945.
Dimensions
32 cm :
Associated people
Hoffman, Ogden, (1822-1891,)
Find out more
View in the Library catalog(Opens in new tab)

You might also be interested in

  • Image not available

    George Henry Williams letter to Ogden Hoffman

    Manuscripts

    Williams writes of a Bill that has been introduced to him and that he has forwarded to Hoffman for his opinion. He reports that the Bill "has been favorably received & I hope it will meet with your approval."

    mssHM 19021

  • Image not available

    Henry William Herbert letter to Ogden Hoffman

    Manuscripts

    Herbert introduces his friend and colleague Adam Cridland, who is traveling to California with the hopes of establishing himself among the medical profession there. Should Hoffman find a suitable assignment for Cridland, Herbert would "esteem a great personal favor."

    mssHM 19005

  • Image not available

    William D. Shipman letter to Ogden Hoffman

    Manuscripts

    Shipman informs Hoffman of a decision in the district court of Connecticut, and the possible ramifications.

    mssHM 19017

  • Image not available

    William Tecumseh Sherman letter to Ogden Hoffman

    Manuscripts

    Sherman informs Hoffman of the imminent arrival to San Francisco of the actress Madame Adelaide Ristori, her husband the Marquis del Grillo, and their daughter Bianca Capranica del Grillo. He also writes of his trip to Italy to visit them at the Palace Ristori.

    mssHM 19025

  • Image not available

    John Lowell letter to Ogden Hoffman

    Manuscripts

    Letter from John Lowell in Chestnut Hill, Massachusetts, to Ogden Hoffman. In the letter Lowell gives his recommendation of a local lawyer, and offers him in writing an introduction to Hoffman.

    mssHM 19024

  • Image not available

    Edmund Randolph letter to Ogden Hoffman

    Manuscripts

    Randolph writes of abolitionists and supporters of slavery, and asks that Hoffman "will lend me your aid in procuring the support of the latter." He asks Hoffman to contact Senator Phelps of San Francisco, whom Randolph describes as "a man of influence."

    mssHM 19011