Willard’s Hotel, Washington, January 29, 1866. Hon. F. W. Seward, Assistant Secretary of State. Sir: My step-son, F. F. Cavada, appointed U. S. Consul at Trinidad de Cuba, has sent me a copy of your letter addressed to him… [opening lines of printed bi-folium letter]

In the wake of the Civil War, a heated dispute erupted between Col. Charles H. T. Collis and Lt. Col. Federico F. Cavada of the..... Read More about Willard’s Hotel, Washington, January 29, 1866. Hon. F. W. Seward, Assistant Secretary of State....