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.