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Includes correspondence from Special Commissioner for Cuba Gonzalo de Quesada y Aróstegui to financier and philanthropist James McDermott of Philadelphia concerning various minor requests made by McDermott, some of which Quesada was able to fulfil or answer and others which he was not. Amongst these requests were a request to have a verifiable signature by Antonio Maceo; a request for information concerning allegations of political prisoners in the aftermath of Cuban independence; and a request for information as to the whereabouts of the body of Francisco Gómez. During the course of this correspondence, Quesada (based out of Washington, D.C.) moved from The Raleigh hotel and offices on Pennsylvania Ave. and 12th St. NW to a new headquarters on the corner of 14th St. and F St. NW. Machete, Máximo Zertucha, prisoners of war, African penal settlements, Carlos García. Partial geographical list: Washington (D.C.), Philadelphia (Pa.), New York, Cuba.