Letter from N.B. Gudel (Berlin) to Joseph Medill, 1861-09-17

File — Box: 5A, Folder: C4

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Scope and Contents

From the Collection:

The Eleanor Medill (Cissy) Patterson Papers consist chiefly of Medill, McCormick and Patterson family correspondence, Joseph Medill business and political letters, Chicago Tribune historical material, and a collection of letters of Joseph Medill and others to and from important people. The papers cover the years 1846-1910, approximately, with most of the material falling in the 1850-1899 period. The name of the collection reflects its provenance, not its contents. There is much information about Mrs. Patterson in letters written by her parents, grandparents, and others, but only a few childhood letters written by her.

Dates

1861-09-17

Creator

From the Collection: Patterson, Eleanor Medill, 1881-1948 (Person)

Conditions Governing Access

There are no restrictions on use of the materials in the department for research; all patrons must comply with federal copyright regulations.

Extent

From the Collection: 17 Boxes

Language of Materials

From the Collection: English

Additional Description

General

Text includes the following: "I cannot believe the rumor that has reached us that Fremont has been superceded. The proclamation gave our friends in Europe an opportunity to say that the Government was on the side of freedom, and that humanity was to profit by our struggle[?]. Constitutional scruples are not understood here, and when one speaks of our organization and the difficulties surrounding the question of slavery, the immediate reply is Lincoln[?] has suspended your laws and constitution and self protection and defense is the law. ... Thank Roe for me for his attack on Russell . I had it translated and published in the leading German paper in this city as you cannot appreciate the injury he has done to the American cause in Europe. The Times is the paper in the English language that is read all over Europe and the first unfavorable impressions that it makes are with difficulty ever disputed[?] - and every telegraphic message as it first comes over the wires is unfavorable to the cause of the Union. I like your no party position during this time[?] and hope you may be able to stand by it. ... I am too far off to speculate about public affairs, but I do want your opinion of the future party constitutions and whether the present cabinet can go through the next session of Congress."

Minister to Prussia under Lincoln