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Seth Ledyard Phelps (1824–1885)
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State of Residence: Maryland
- Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary (Peru)
Appointed: June 18, 1883
Presentation of Credentials: April 24, 1884
Termination of Mission: Died at post on June 24, 1885- Commissioned during a recess of the Senate; recommissioned on December 12, 1883, after confirmation.