1900, Ethan A. Hitchcock, Secy Of The Interior, Letter Signed, Russian Diplomacy
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This item is a wonderful, original letter dated 1900, where Secretary of the Interior, Ethan A. Hitchcock has written and signed a letter to Herbert Henry Davis Peirce (May 11, 1849 – December 5, 1914), regarding the possibility a Russian Exposition, too many people getting involved, loans with Russia and name dropping of several persons of fame at this time. Letter is 7 singles sheets, written on only one side, signed on seventh page by E.A. Hitchcock. Letter is 8x11, ...overall fine shape.Ethan Allen Hitchcock (September 19, 1835 – April 9, 1909) served under Presidents William McKinley and Theodore Roosevelt as U.S. Secretary of the Interior.Hitchcock was in his sixties when President McKinley appointed him Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary to Russia in 1897 and in February 1898 Ambassador Extraordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary, the first Ambassador accredited from the United States to the court of Russia.He was recalled in 1898 to serve in first McKinley's and then his successor, Roosevelt's, Cabinet. As Secretary of the Interior, Hitchcock pursued a vigorous program for the conservation of natural resources and reorganized the administration of Native American affairs.Hitchcock died April 9, 1909, in Washington, D.C., at the age of 73. Hitchcock was buriedat the Bellefontaine Cemetery in St. Louis, Missouri.Herbert Henry Davis Peirce was born in Cambridge, Massachusetts on May 11, 1849, the son of Benjamin Peirce and his wife Sarah, who was a daughter of Sen. Elijah H. Mills (Fed.—Mass.). He was educated at Harvard College, graduating in 1871. He later studied at the Royal School of Mines in London.In 1894, Peirce joined the United States Legation in Saint Petersburg as First Secretary, and occasionally acting as Chargé d'Affaires. In this capacity, he attended the coronation of Nicholas II of Russia in 1896.In 1901, President of the United States Theodore Roosevelt named Peirce to be Third Assistant Secretary of State and Peirce held this office from November 16, 1901 until June 22, 1906. In this capacity, he made arrangements for the 1905 conference in Portsmouth, New Hampshire between the Russian Empire and the Empire of Japan at the end of the Russo-Japanese War that resulted in the Treaty of Portsmouth.President then named Peirce U.S. Minister to Norway. Ambassador Peirce presented his credentials on August 13, 1906 and served there until May 30, 1911. Peirce retired from the Diplomatic Corps in 1912. He then served as counsel to the United States in American and British claims arbitration.Please view the other historical and Civil War related documents I'll be listing this week.SEE SCAN.I now accept PAYPAL but PREFER other forms of traditional paper payment. Buyer pays shipping(usually FREE within the US and $12 for International), payment must be received within 5 days.
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