Jánossy Dénes: A Kossuth-emigráció Angliában és Amerikában 1851-1852, I. kötet (Budapest, 1940)

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20. A Mukbiri Surour fedélzetén, 1851 szeptember 12. Homes Marshnak jelentést tesz Kossuthéknak a Mississippire való behajózásáról.

1 Hivatalos másolat. St. Dept. Washington. 21. Washington, 1851 szeptember 12. Tochman és neje válasza Pricknek és társainak New Budára való szállításuk érdekében kifejtett fáradozásaik sikeréről. Nyomtatvány. The National Era. Washington D. C. 1851 szeptember 18. Gentlemen: We have delayed answering your letter of the 6th instant until this day, in order that we may communicate to you the result of the measures which were taken to provide means to enable you and the one hundred and twenty eight of your compatriots in whose name you addressed us, to reach the colony of New Buda, in Decatur county, Iowa. Tendering now to you, and to all those whom you represent, our sincere thanks for your congratulations for us, we are happy that it is in our power to convey the most cheering tidings to you. Being ourselves political exiles, our only treasure in this far-off land is the noble and generous sympathy and friendship of its people. We value it more than any other earthly good, and nothing could have been pleasanter to us than is the privilege of using it on behalf of your brave compatriots. We laid your letter before the President and the heads of the Executive branches of the Government of the United States, and explained to them the views of Kossuth in advising you to settle in the colony of New Buda. You will please say to your constituents that the Chief Executive of this country has not power to appropriate the public funds to purposes not 1 Lásd a 36. sz. irat II. mellékletét.