This man was investigated by Congress for imprisoning crewmen on the Kremlin and Sarah AnnAlley without cause while their ships were docked in Havana.
This man was investigated by Congress for imprisoning crewmen on the Kremlin and Sarah AnnAlley without cause while their ships were docked in Havana. Early in his career, he served as theprivate secretary of Thomas Jefferson and married Jefferson's granddaughter, Virginia JeffersonRandolph. In his most famous mission, this man succeeded where future fire-eater John (*) Slidellhad failed the year before. His original authorization allowed him to offer twenty million dollars for newterritory not in the Adams-Onis Treaty, and ten million dollars on top of that if Baja California wasincluded. He ignored a recall notice sent by President Polk in 1847. For 10 points, name this man whonegotiated the Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo.
This man was investigated by Congress for imprisoning crewmen on the Kremlin and Sarah AnnAlley without cause while their ships were docked in Havana.
Nicholas Philip Trist