Letter from Robert Todd Lincoln to May Wright Sewall. (May Wright Sewall Papers)

Letter from Robert Todd Lincoln to May Wright Sewall.

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Lincoln, Robert T Mar 27, 1893

March 27, 1893

Miss May Wright Sewall, Chairman of the Committee of Arrangements for a World's Congress of Representative Women

Madam,

I have the honor to acknowledge the reciept of your letter (without date) addressed to myself or my successor and to acquaint you in reply that I have ad pleasure in forwarding a copy of the same to Her {Britarime?]

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Britainine Majestys Principal Secretary of State for Foriegn Affairs, to whom I at the same time wrote a note expressing the hope that it might be possible for the Government of this country to comply with the request of the Woman's Branch of the World's Congress Auxiliary and appoint two ladies of influence and distinction who have interested themselves in the education of women, in

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in philanthropy, literature or art as delegates to the proposed Congress.

I hae the honor to be Madam, You obedient servant Robert Lincoln

P.S. Since writing the above letter, I have received a note from the Foreign Office of which I enclose a copy for your information. I therefore venture to suggest to you that Sir Henry Trueman Wood, the Secreatry and Executive Officer of the Royal Courisson, has arrived at Chicago, and is, as I understand, to remain there in the discharge of this important duties.

R.T.L.

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Foreign Office March 27, 1893.

Sir,

I have the honour to acknowledge the receipt of you letter of the 23rd instant, asking her Majesty's Government to appoint two ladies of influence and distinction as official delegates to the Congress of Representative Women in connection with the Chicago Exhibition.

In reply I get to inform you that I have referred Miss Sewall's letter on this subject ot the Royal Commission for the Exhibition, with whom appointments of this nature rest, and that I shall have pleasure in making know to you their reply.

I have the honour to be, &c., (For the Earl of Rosebery) (Signed) E. Grey.

Robert T. Lincoln, Esq., &c., &c., &c.

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