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Subject: United States Foreign Policy

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Draft Letter Regarding US Intervention in Antisemitic Persecution Abroad, circa early 1880sDraft Letter Regarding US Intervention in Antisemitic Persecution Abroad, circa early 1880s

This three-page letter, written in draft form, is addressed to the editorial board of *The American Hebrew*. The author expresses strong criticism of the newspaper's editorial policy regarding US diplomatic intervention in the face of antisemitic persecution abroad. He argues that the US's non-interventionist stance, combined with repeated calls for help, will only lead to the government ignoring the plight of Jewish people. The letter's tone is forceful and passionate. The handwriting is legible, and the language used suggests a well-educated author familiar with US foreign policy. Images show pages of the handwritten draft. The back of each page is not visible in the images.