Allan Octavian Hume was a British political reformer, ornithologist, civil servant and botanist who worked in British India and was the founding spirit and key founder of the Indian National Congress. He was a proponent of Indian self-rule and strongly supported the idea of Indian independence. He supported the idea of self-governance by Indians. A notable ornithologist, Hume has been called "the Father of Indian Ornithology" and, by those who found him dogmatic, "the Pope of Indian Ornithology".
Mr. Burnley to Mr. Seward [Memorandum.] Relative to the apprehended attempts of persons hostile to the United States from Canada, Viscount Monck informs me that he has taken measures for…
Mr. Burnley to Mr. Seward Washington, December 31, 1864. Sir: With reference to my note of the 12th of December, and to previous correspondence on the subject of an alleged…
Mr. Burnley to Mr. Seward Washington, January 17, 1865, Sir: I have the honor to acknowledge the receipt of your letter of the 14th instant, and to inform you, in…
[Memorandum.] Mr. Burnley to Mr. Seward With reference to a note from the British legation of the 4th November, and to a reply of the 14th December last, relative to…
Mr. Burnley to Mr. Seward Washington, April 1, 1865. Sir: With reference to your note of the 14th of January, and to my reply of the 17th of January, relative…