Ffeil A44. - Paris journal

Journal containing holograph notes on Nassau William Senior's visit to Paris, 7 March-13 April 1862. It includes conversations with: Henry Hotze [Confederate propagandist]; Simon; Prince Napoleon; Lavergne; Drouyn de l'Huys; Mdme. Cornu; Montalembert; Corcelle; Circourt; William Dayton (1807-64); John Slidell (1793-1871); Changarnier; Duvergier; Dumon; Auguste Chevalier; Thiers; Robert O. Doremus (1824-1906); John Bigelow (1817-1911); Thurlow Weed (1797-1882); Joseph Renan (1823-92); Dufaure; Guizot, et al. Conversations relate mainly to the political situation in France and Italy, and also to the American Civil War. There are also comments on slavery; French involvement in Mexico; China; class distinctions; Anglo-French relations; manufacture of gunpowder; and the Bible. [Published in: Conversations ... during the Second Empire...].