1861 Nov[ember] 15 Baltimore

My dear Sir

I recd your letter of the 11th
a few days ago after my return
from Washington.

I now enclose you a letter of introduction
to Mr Peabody, as you desired.
I do not know any one else in
England with whom I am sufficiently
intimate to give an introduction,
but I hope you will find in

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Mr. Peabody a friend who
can further your views in this
respect.

I have also sent you a
letter to Mr Peabody on business
which he has required me
to write, and which, if it
is not troubling you, I
would be glad if you
would deliver to him.

With my good wishes

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for a prosperous voyage
and a pleasant trip
I am my dear Sir
very truly
yours
John P. Kennedy

Geo. W. Childs Esq.

John Pendleton Kennedy, 1795-1870, novelist (Swallow Barn and Horse-Shoe Robinson) and Whig politician, was Secretary of the Navy under Millard Fillmore. Baltimore born, he remained loyal to the Union but advocated amnesty for the South at the close of the war.

George William Childs, 1829-1894, also from Baltimore, was a noted publisher and philanthropist.
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