[Autograph Letter, Signed, to Isaac Toucey Regarding the Presence of American Gold in the Congo During the Still "Flourishing" Slave Trade in Africa]
Washington, D.C. April 20, 1857. [1]p., docketed on verso, "Orders from Com. Conover, July 19th, '57 enclosing a letter from Mr. Cass to Mr. Toucey." Marked "Copy" at head of letter. Original horizontal folds, minor spotting. Following the Slave Importation Act of 1807, which forbade further importation of slaves into..... More