Friday, May 15, 2020

William C. Jewett to Horace Greeley, July 5, 1864

CATARACT HOUSE
NIAGRA FALLS.
WHITNEY, JERAULD & CO.
PROPRIETORS

Niagara July 5th 1864
My dear Mr Greely

In reply to your note— I have to advise having just left Hon Geo. N. Sanders of Ky on the Canada side — I am authorised to state to youfor our use onlynot the publicthat two Ambassadersof Davis & Co are now in Canadawith full & complete powers for a peace & Mr Sanders requests that you come on immediately to me at Cataract House — to have a private interview, or if you will send the Presidents protection for him & two friends, they will come on & meet you. He says the whole matter can be consummated by me[,] you — them & President Lincoln— Telegraph me in such form — that I may know — if you come here — or they to come on — with me.

yours
W. C. Jewett

SOURCE: Abraham Lincoln Papers at the Library of Congress, Washington, D.C.: Lincoln, Abraham. Abraham Lincoln papers: Series 1. General Correspondence. 1833 to 1916: William C. Jewett to Horace Greeley, Tuesday,Negotiations at Niagara Falls. July 5, 1864. Manuscript/Mixed Material. https://www.loc.gov/item/mal3428100/.

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