Letter from Emily Fussell to President Wilson

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Description

Emily V. Fussell, an English woman, wrote this letter to President Woodrow Wilson to thank him for treating Emmeline Pankhurst fairly. She wrote that England had not treated Pankhurst the way they should have. It comes from an appeal of English suffragette Mrs. Emmeline Pankhurst for admittance.

Transcript

[written in red ink on top of document, diagonally] V1728/17

[hand stamp] THE WHITE HOUSE
NOV 1 – 1913
RECEIVED

[hand stamp] RESPECTFULLY REFERRED FOR ACKNOWLEDGEMENT AND CONSIDERATION
[illegible hand stamp signature]
Sec’y to the President.

[hand stamp] RECEIVED BUREAU OF IMMIGRATION
NOV 3 – 1913

[handwritten] Labor

October 22nd. 1913

14 Lovaine Crescent,
Newcastle-upon-Tyne
ENGLAND

Sir,

I write to say how very much I appreciate the kind and just manner in which you have treated Mrs. Pankhurst. England has indeed disgraced itself by its vindictive treatment to the best and finest women here.

Yours sincerely,

Emily V. Fussell (Miss)

President Wilson

Citation

This primary source comes from the Records of the Immigration and Naturalization Service.

National Archives Identifier: 18503961

Full Citation: Letter from Emily V. Fussell of England to President Woodrow Wilson; 10/22/1913; 51728/017; Appeal of Mrs. Emmeline Pankhurst for admittance for visit, English Suffragette; Subject and Policy Files, 1893 – 1957; Records of the Immigration and Naturalization Service, Record Group 85; National Archives Building, Washington, DC. [Online Version, https://docsteach.org/document/fussell-president-wilson/, April 6, 2026]

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