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

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honor of presenting to you both the most sincere and respectful congratulation upon your marriage union. May it please providence to pour upon you happiness and success in the new path of your earthly life! This, we assure you, is the sentiment of all true Hungarians who know you, either personally or by your respective services rendered to the cause of your native land and Hungary. We and our fellow-exiles, whose names are in the list, are those Hungarians who last arrived to seek an asylum and home on the hospitable shores of this far-off Western land. During the preceding two years of our exile, we sought and obtained shelter and protection in Turkey. Shumla was the place of our sojourn during that time. Justice requires us to say that the Moslem inhabitants of that eastern city received and treated us with kindness and social hospitality, which greatly allayed our other sufferings whilst we were among them, which only the political exiles can feel and appreciate. We proposed to establish a Hungarian colony near Smyrna, , in Asia Minor. Our leader and patriot, Kossuth approved of his plan, and, as it could not have been done without special permission of the Sublime Porte, one of us-Captain Brick-was delegated to Constantinople for the purpose of supporting a memorial which was presented to the Sublime Porte. Kossuth gave the delegate a certificate, or letter of general introduction, recommending him to all friends of humanity whose protection and support he would require. The original of this certificate or letter of introduction, written in the Magyar and French languages, is herewith enclosed. Delivering this letter to Captain Brick, the Hungarian leader Kossuth advised him, and through him his band of exiles to proceed to this country, should the proposition of forming a colony near Smyrna be rejected by the Porte; and he further advised Captain Brick to seek aid and protection in this country through your medium. He expected that the unfortunate misunderstanding, which was fomented by some unseen agency, between the true Magyars and some foreigners who served in the Hungarian army, and came here with the former as Hungarian exiles, could but cool the friendly and hospitable dispo-