84/109 126, and so came to be written into narratives of mediation proposals. Richardson, II, 345, gives the correct date. Rhodes' supposition that Seward's instructions of August 2 became known to Russell and were the determining factor in altering his intentions is evidently erroneous.] [Footnote 805: Maxwell, _Clarendon_, II, 265.] [Footnote 806: _Ibid._, p. 266.] [Footnote 807: Russell Papers. |