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Letter from William Lawrence Merry to May Wright Sewall.

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Letter from William Lawrence Merry to May Wright Sewall.

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Title: Letter from William Lawrence Merry to May Wright Sewall.
Description: (San Jose, Costa Rica). I present the names of six ladies of Costa Rica who will do honor to your appointment to the council at the Buffalo Exposition. William Lawrence Merry (1842-1911), diplomat, merchant, sea captain. Appointed by President McKinley in 1897 as minister to Nicaragua, Costa Rica, and Salvador. A strong supporter of the Nicaragua canal.
Correspondent: Merry, William Lawrence
Date: 1901-05-10; 1901
Time period: 1900s (1900-1909); 20th century;
Subject: Sewall, May Wright, 1844-1920; Pan-American Exposition (1901 : Buffalo, N.Y.); International Council of Women
Genre: Correspondence;
Theme: Women; Education;
Collection: May Wright Sewall Papers
Rights: http://rightsstatements.org/vocab/NKC/1.0/
Copyright information: This item is in the public domain.
Physical repository: Indianapolis Special Collections Room, Indianapolis Public Library
Repository collection name: May Wright Sewall letters
Digital publisher: Indianapolis Marion County Public Library
Date digitized: 2005
Full Text: Merry, Wm Lawrence May 10 1901 Legation of the United States of America. San Jose: Costa Rica May 10th 1901. Mrs. May Wright Sewall, President International Council of Women, No. 633 North Pennsylvania st. Indianapolis, Ind. Madame: I have the honor to acknowledge receipt of your favor dated 22d. [..t.] relating to the meeting of your Council at the Buffalo Exposition. In reply to your first request I present herewith the names of six ladies of Costa Rican birth who will do honor to your appointment, and some of whom can doubtless accept: Mrs. J. J. [...] . 1 c/o Costa Rica Consul [...] Coffee Exchange, New York. Mrs. Louis [...] 2 c/o Hon. Narmer Miller No. 100 Broadway; Mrs. N. H. Lynn. 3 San Jose Costa Rica; Mrs. [M..] C. Keith 4 c/o United Fruit Co. No. 24 State st. New York; Mrs. Demetrie Iglesias. 5 Llorente, c/o Mrs. M. C. Keith. The Costa Rica Commisioners are Mesers Manual Aragon; Manuel Carozo Peralta; Enrique Pittier; Jose M. Figeroa; Juan Ferraz. Most of the ladies above named will be in the U.S. during the Exposition. For information relative to Nicaragua and Salvador I beg to refer you to Hon. John Jeukino, U.S. Consul San Salvador, and Hon. C. Donaldson U.S. Consul, Managua, Nicaragua. Wishing your efforts success and with assurances of my respect. I remain, Madame, your most obedient servant. William Lawrence Merry. E.E. and M. P. U. S. of A.
Repository: The Indianapolis Public Library Digital Collections
Source: From: May Wright Sewall Papers
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