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City Point Va
2d. Feb'y, 1865.
Thomas T. Eckert
Major & A.D.C.
Major,
In reply to your verbal statement that your instructions did not allow you to alter the conditions upon which a passport could be given to us, we say that we are willing to proceed to Fortress Monroe and there to have an informal conference with any person or persons that President Lincoln may appoint on the basis of his letter to Francis P. Blair of the 18th of Jan'y ult, or upon any other terms, or conditions that he may hereafter propose not inconsistent
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| Title | 009_1865, Feby 2, From Stephens, Alexander et al to Thomas Eckert, page 1 |
| Creator | Campbell, John Archibald, 1811-1889; Hunter, R. M. T. (Robert Mercer Taliaferro), 1809-1887; Stephens, Alexander Hamilton, 1812-1883 |
| LC Subject Headings |
United States -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865 Hampton Roads Peace Conference (1865: Hampton Roads, Va.) Eckert, Thomas Thompson 1825-1910 Lincoln, Abraham, 1809-1865 Campbell, John Archibald, 1811-1889 Hunter, R. M. T. (Robert Mercer Taliaferro), |
| EOA Categories |
History -- 1838-1874: Sectionalism, the Civil War, and Reconstruction Government and Politics -- Military |
| Description | This document is a letter written on February 2, 1865 by Confederate commissioners Alexander Stephens, John Campbell, and Robert Hunter, and addressed to Major Thomas Eckert. In this letter, the Confederate commissioners respond to the conversation they had with Major Eckert on February 1, 1865 in which Eckert stated that he was to allow the commissioners to proceed only upon the instructions that the peace conference be from the perspective of bringing peace to the one common country. They state that they are willing to proceed to an informal conference, provided it is understood that they are not committing themselves to anything that goes against their instructions. The Hampton Roads Peace Conference of February 3, 1865 was held to discuss terms for ending the American Civil War. At the conference, President Abraham Lincoln and Secretary of War William H. Seward represented the Union, and Confederate Vice President Alexander Stephens, Senator Robert M.T. Hunter, and Assistant Secretary of War John A. Campbell represented the Confederacy. |
| Digital Publisher | Auburn University Libraries |
| Date | 1865-02-02 |
| Original Format | 3 pages, 21x13cm |
| Type | Text |
| Format | JPEG 2000 |
| Original Item ID | RG 1138 |
| Rights | This image is property of the Auburn University Libraries and is intended for non-commercial use. Users of this image are asked to acknowledge the Auburn University Libraries. For information about obtaining high-resolution copies of this and other images |
| Language | eng |
| File Name | 009_1865, Feby 2, From Stephens, Alexander et al to Thomas Eckert, page 1.tif |
| Collection | Hampton Roads Collection |
| Repository | Auburn University Libraries. Special Collections and Archives |
| Submitted by | Schmidt, Gregory J. |
| Transcript | City Point Va 2d. Feb'y, 1865. Thomas T. Eckert Major & A.D.C. Major, In reply to your verbal statement that your instructions did not allow you to alter the conditions upon which a passport could be given to us, we say that we are willing to proceed to Fortress Monroe and there to have an informal conference with any person or persons that President Lincoln may appoint on the basis of his letter to Francis P. Blair of the 18th of Jan'y ult, or upon any other terms, or conditions that he may hereafter propose not inconsistent |
