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Biography

Robert Walsh was an American publicist and diplomat, founder of the American Review of History and Politics, and editor of the National Gazette. He wrote Letter on the Genius and Disposition of the French Government.  He served as Consul general of the United States in Paris from 1844 to 1851. 

Letter References

Letter from Frances Miller Seward to William Henry Seward, June 6, 1852

Letter from Charles Sumner to Frederick William Seward, September 14, 1861

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Biography: 

Robert Walsh was an American publicist and diplomat, founder of the American Review of History and Politics, and editor of the National Gazette. He wrote Letter on the Genius and Disposition of the French Government.  He served as Consul general of the United States in Paris from 1844 to 1851. 

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Tocqueville on America After 1840: Letters and other Writings
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ed. by Aurelian Craiutu and Jeremy Jennings
Publisher Location: 
Cambridge
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Cambridge University Press
Year: 
2009
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467
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467
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Book or Book Chapter
Book or Monograph Title: 
The literary history of Philadelphia
Author(s) or Editor(s): 
Ellis Paxson Oberholtzer
Publisher Location: 
Pennsylvania
Publisher Name: 
G.W. Jacobs
Year: 
1906
Start Page: 
190
End Page: 
190
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Book or Book Chapter
Book or Monograph Title: 
The Warner Library, Volume 28: The Reader's Dictionary of Authors
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ed. Harry Morgan Ayres
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New York
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Knickerbocker Press
Start Page: 
656
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656
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