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Title:  Despatches from United States Consuls in Liverpool (1853-1857)

Location:  Jerome Library Government Documents; Mf S 4.9: Liver.

Format and Number of Reels/Fiche/Cards:  Microfilm; 2 reels

Publisher:  National Archives and Record Service

Content Description:  A reproduction of consular despatches from the U.S Consul in Liverpool, England from 1853 to 1857. The despatches are reports about a wide variety of subjects, such as economic, political and social conditions. Many are accompanied by enclosures, such as copies of correspondence. Some relate to regulations, exports and imports, tariffs, cases of U.S. citizens tried abroad, and the reaction of people in the country to U.S. policies.

The entire collection includes 55 reels and covers 1790-1906, but the BGSU Libraries own only reels 12 and 13 (Feb. 5, 1853-Dec. 31, 1857).

Language(s):  English

Arrangement:  Chronologically

Index/Bibliography:  None

Subject Categories:  History; Political Science

Keywords:  bombay, india, despatches, dispatches, state department, foreign affairs, foreign relations, diplomacy, international relations, international affairs

Time Period:  19th Century