Political
THE FOUNDER OF MODERN BREMEN
SMIDT
(Johann, 1773-1857, from 1821 Bürgermeister of Bremen, Founder, 1827, of Bremerhaven)
Finely penned document signed as President of the Senate, in German
with transcription and translation, to Ramón Castilla, (1797-1867, Provisional President of Peru, President 1845-1851 & 14th July 1855-1862), thanking him for his letter of 7th January 1855 saying he had been appointed as Provisional President of the Republic of Peru, and for the friendly sentiments that Your Excellency nurtures towards Our Free State, congratulating him and indulging in the gratifying hope, that the friendly relations which till now have so happily and unvaryingly existed between both States to our mutual advantage and welfare, will continue and develop under Your Excellency's auspices, signed also 'Breuls' by the Secretary of the Senate, 2 sides 12¼ x 7¾ and conjugate blank, Bremen, 2nd April
Item Date: 1855
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Bremerhaven, on a separate parcel of land 35 miles nearer the sea, was bought from the King of Hanover and developed as the modern port, trading especially with the Americas. Together the two cities form the smallest state in the Federal Republic.
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