Secret Proceedings of the Peace Commission. Official Verbatim Report in Spanish and English of Every Session and the Protocols and Treaty in Full Between the United States and Spain as Originally Procured and Exclusively Published by the New York Journal and Advertiser

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hardcover, good. 218 p. 27 cm red cloth hardcover binding. EXTREMELY RARE.

Issued in pamphlet form for the information of United States Senators and Representatives, Governors of States and Members of State Legislators – With the Compliments of the New York Journal. Refers to the Spanish-American War of 1898. The peace negotiations lasted from Oct 1 to Dec 10, 1898, resulting in the Treaty of Paris which was approved in 1899, giving America ontrol over Guam, the Philippine Islands, and Puerto Rico with Cuba gaining independence from Spain.