Geography: Istanbul

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Letter from Oscar S. Straus to Meyer Kayserling, Istanbul, Turkey, October 11, 1899 Letter from Oscar S. Straus to Meyer Kayserling, Istanbul, Turkey, October 11, 1899

Three-page letter from Oscar S. Straus, United States Ambassador to Turkey, to Dr. Meyer Kayserling, dated October 11, 1899. Written on United States Legation letterhead, the letter discusses Straus's plan to resign his ambassadorship.

Letter from Oscar Straus to Mayer Sulzberger, Istanbul, Turkey, November 23, 1898 Letter from Oscar Straus to Mayer Sulzberger, Istanbul, Turkey, November 23, 1898

A four-page letter written by Oscar Straus, United States Minister to Turkey, to Mayer Sulzberger, a Philadelphia jurist, on November 23, 1898. Straus discusses diplomatic issues, including his involvement in resolving international claims and his attention to the Jewish question. He also mentions the illness of Baroness Hirsch.