Legation

Hawthorne writes Life of; elected President of the United States, and appoints Hawthorne to Liverpool consulate; offers Hawthorne a post in American Legation at Lisbon;

Nathaniel Hawthorne George Edward Woodberry 1892

You will receive, Sir, by order of the President of the United States, as soon as it can be prepared, a Medal and chain of gold, of which he desires your acceptance, in token of their Esteem and of the sensibility with which they will ever recall your Legation to their memory.

The Medallic History of the United States of America 1776-1876 J. F. Loubat

The Legation was a shifting point, between 1785 and 1815; but the Consulate, far down in the City, near the Tower, was convenient and inviting; so inviting that it proved fatal to young Adams.

Quincy (1838–1848) 1918

Johan and I and the members of the Legation were the only diplomats present.

The Sunny Side of Diplomatic Life, 1875-1912 1886

If this meets with no difficulty, he hopes likewise, upon inquiry, to find himself justified in allowing me a private secretary, at something less than that of a Secretary of Legation, which is a guinea per day.

Memoirs of the Court and Cabinets of George the Third, Volume 2 (of 2) From the Original Family Documents Richard Plantagenet Temple Nugent Brydges Chandos Grenville Buckingham and Chandos 1829

Only a few more Legations had established themselves there, and, by clustering together, they formed what might by courtesy be called a Legation Quarter, which lay between the pink wall of the Imperial City ” the innermost of the ring of three cities that form Peking ” and the frowning, machicolated grey wall of the Tartar town.

Sir Robert Hart Bredon, Juliet 1910

Captain Alexander, of the Police, had rubbed shoulders with him in the British Legation at

CHAPTER 13 2010

The book also contains many illustrations and maps, including nine (by now very delicate) full-color fold-out maps of China and its major cities (the map of Peking includes the Tartar City, the Chinese City, and the Legation Quarter; the Shanghai map offers lots of detail for the Foreign Settlements and a great bit blank space for the Chinese City).

MIND MELD: Books That Hold Special Places in Our Hearts and On Our Shelves 2009

The French Legation Museum is a historic site -- "the oldest extant wood-frame structure in Austin."

Tal Rosenberg: The Top Five Shows I Saw for Free at South by Southwest 2010 2010

The French Legation Museum is a historic site -- "the oldest extant wood-frame structure in Austin."

The Top Five Shows I Saw for Free at South by Southwest 2010 Tal Rosenberg 2010