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Foster, John Gilman, 1859-1931

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Letter from John Gilman Foster to Benjamin F. Barnes

Letter from John Gilman Foster to Benjamin F. Barnes

Consul General at Ottawa, Ontario, John Gilman Foster describes to Benjamin F. Barnes the communications that have occurred regarding an African American man convicted of murder in Canada. A letter from the man’s father was forwarded to Gilman by the State Department. Gilman simply forwarded that letter to the Canadian minister of justice, without requesting clemency or any other intervention.

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Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1904-12-12