American Interest in Cuba: 1848-1855Columbia University Press, 1948 - 323 pages |
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... President Polk received evidence from a strange quarter that may have encouraged him to believe Spain was ready to sell Cuba . On July 6 , Secretary Walker told him that Vice President Dallas had been approached by a person who said he ...
... President Polk received evidence from a strange quarter that may have encouraged him to believe Spain was ready to sell Cuba . On July 6 , Secretary Walker told him that Vice President Dallas had been approached by a person who said he ...
Page 137
... President Taylor on July 9 suspended further negotiations in Washington until after President Fillmore had appointed Daniel Webster his Secretary of State . In the meantime , conversations of Barringer and Pidal in Madrid took a serious ...
... President Taylor on July 9 suspended further negotiations in Washington until after President Fillmore had appointed Daniel Webster his Secretary of State . In the meantime , conversations of Barringer and Pidal in Madrid took a serious ...
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... President's Proclamation . The Marquis de Miraflores , Spain's new Minister of Foreign Affairs , instructed Calderón to render " most emphatic and sincere thanks to His Excellency , the President , for his loyalty and noble uprightness ...
... President's Proclamation . The Marquis de Miraflores , Spain's new Minister of Foreign Affairs , instructed Calderón to render " most emphatic and sincere thanks to His Excellency , the President , for his loyalty and noble uprightness ...
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