John H. Wheeler, United States Minister to Nicaragua, extends diplomatic recognition to the government of military dictator William Walker.
NOTE: Upon hearing the news, William R. Marcy, Secretary of State, recalled Wheeler.
[restored 2/21/2022]
Subsequent Events:
Authority:
Article Section 2 [Clause 2]
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References:
Calvin D. Linton, ed. The Bicentennial Almanac: 200 Years of America, 1776-1976, (Nashville, Tennessee: Thomas Nelson, 1975), 149.