F. Elom to Napoleon III (Transcription), 1866-09-17

File — Box: 1, Folder: 018

Staff Only

Scope and Content Note

From the Collection:

This collection consists of fourteen boxes of correspondence, ephemera, photographs, and scrapbooks related to Ulysses S. Grant, Julia Dent Grant, their acquaintances, and family members. It is arranged in five series: Correspondence and Ephemera; Photographs, Scrapbooks, oversized, and Addition I. The first two series have additional Sub-Series that break the material down into specific types which are then arranged either chronologically or alphabetically by topic. Series V: Addition I contains materials donated by Grant family members in 2025. These materials came through the family of USG and JDG's youngest son Jesse R. Grant (Jr.).

Correspondents in this collection include:

Ulysses S. Grant; Julia D. Grant; Frederick Dent Grant; Ulysses S. Grant, Jr.; Jesse Root Grant; William T. Sherman; Philip Sheridan; John Schofield; Orville E. Babcock; B. F. Butler; W. W. Smith; J. M. Schofield; John Rawlins; Hamilton Fish; Horace Porter; William McKinley; Mary Todd Lincoln; Adam Badeau; Rama V / Chulalongkorn; Matias Romero

Dates

Other: 1866-09-17

Extent

From the Collection: 7 Cubic Feet

Language of Materials

From the Collection: English

Additional Description

Note

This is a typescript letter to Napoleon III from an advisor to Maxmillian advising that the future cause of the Second Mexican Empire be placed in the hands of the Mexican people through appeal to patriotism now that French forces must be withdrawn. The letter was apparently intercepted and reported in the American press.