NP, RS 1/28/1865

From the Richmond Sentinel
 
January 28, 1865
 
   Charles Talcott, Esq., superintendent of the {Richmond &} Danville railroad, was offered by Senator Gwynn, now Duke of Sonora, fifty thousand dollars a year in gold if he would place his engineering skill at the disposal of the Emperor of Mexico. A passport and the funds for paying the passage of himself and family, accompanied this munificent offer to Mr. Talcott. He declined, on the ground that he was unwilling to desert his country in the time of trial.
Danville Bulletin

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