| Abstract: |
John Hicks was a newspaper editor and publisher of the Oshkosh (Wisconsin) Northwestern who served as United States Minister
to Peru, 1889-1893, and then United States Minister to Chile, 1905-1909. The collection consists of correspondence, publications,
a scrapbook and newspaper clippings primarily relating to Hicks' diplomatic career as minister to Peru and Chile. Most of
the correspondence is in Spanish and reflects the social aspects of Hicks' position. Included in the collection are texts
of telegrams between Hicks and the State Dept. concerning a potential crisis in Chile, 1906-1907, and 1868 correspondence
regarding silver mining in New Mexico Territory.
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