Correspondence to Carroll Spence., 03/10/1854-05/19/1858

File — Box: 1, Folder: 8

Identifier: 47645

Series-level Scope and Content Note

From the Series:

This series contains material pertaining to Carroll Spence.

Dates

03/10/1854-05/19/1858

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Extent

From the Collection: 2.5 Linear Feet (3 boxes)

Language of Materials

From the Collection: English

Additional Description

Shelf Location

08/12/05

Container Summary

Contains 3 items as follows - @ 1. ALS in French, 1 page, to Spence from the Prince Duke of Rohan-Rohan, as president of the Universal Society for the Encouragement of the Arts and Industry, London, notifying the former of his election as honorary president of the society. Dated from London, March 10, 1854. @ 2. ALS, 2 sheets/3 pages, to Spence from General G.E. Haug, a Hungarian revolutionary exile, addressed from Pera in Istanbul, dated May 3, 1856. Contains a lengthy description of life in exile and expresses appreciation of Spence's liberal sympathies: "The life of an exile is not a bright existence. Day by day he has to bury another hope, to mourn for another death; derision and persecution are his companions, ignorance and egotism his enemies, his party at home deserts him, the government repudiates him, a homeless nomad he wanders from land to land, from nation to nation... Having received so many tokens of your liberal simpathies I am too poor in diction to express you the gratitude which I deeply feel...Indeed I am proud of having been so kindly distinguished by a statesman and representative of the great American republic." @ 3. ALS, 2 sheets/4 pages, to Spence from General Haug, addressed from Rhodes, dated May 19, 1858. Describes his visit to Rhodes; mentions intention of buying land there; collecting coins and other antiquities with Italian nobleman, Marchese Antinori; and thanks Spence for his advice and continued friendship.

Subjects and Associated Physical Materials

SPENCE, CARROLL - CORRES. FROM ROHAN-ROHAN, PRINCE DUKE OF (1854): Autographed Letter

ROHAN-ROHAN, PRINCE DUKE OF - CORRES. TO SPENCE, CARROLL (1854): Autographed Letter

HAUG, G.E. - CORRES. TO SPENCE, CARROLL (1856-58): Autographed Letter

SPENCE, CARROLL - CORRES. FROM HAUG, G.E. (1856-58): Autographed Letter