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The Story of the Atlantic Telegraph
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Henry M. Field
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"And
be
it
further
resolved,
That
when
the
medal
shall
have
been
struck,
the
President
shall
cause
a
copy
of
this
joint
resolution
to
be
engrossed
on
parchment,
and
shall
transmit
the
same,
together
with
the
medal,
to
Mr.
Field,
to
be
presented
to
him
in
the
name
of
the
people
of
the
United
States
of
America.
"Approved
March
2,
1867.
"Andrew
Johnson."
This
action
of
Congress
reached
Mr.
Field
in
England.
As
he
was
about
returning
to
America,
Lord
Derby,
still
at
the
head
of
the
government,
addressed
to
him
a
letter
in
which
he
repeated
what
he
had
said
before
"in
the
Queen's
name,"
"how
much
of
the
success
of
the
great
undertaking
of
laying
the
Atlantic
Cable
was
due
to
the
energy
and
perseverance
with
which,
from
the
very
first,
in
spite
of
all
discouragements,
you
adhered
to
and
supported
the
project;"
and
adding,
"Your
signal
services
in
carrying
out
this
great
undertaking
have
been
already
fully
recognized
by
Congress;
and
it
would
have
been
very
satisfactory
to
the
Queen
to
have
included
your
name
among
those
on
whom,
in
commemoration
of
this
great
event,
her
Majesty
was
pleased
to
bestow
British
honors,
if
it
had
not
been
felt
that,
as
a
citizen
of
the
United
States,
it
would
hardly
have
been
competent
to
you
to
accept
them.
As
long,
however,
as
the
telegraphic
communication
between
the
two
Continents
lasts,
your
name
cannot
fail
to
be
honorably
associated
with
it."
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