To Mr. Seward: It is my desire that, in case Maximillian will surrender, he be sent here a prisoner of war, but that in the event of his continuing the war, or refusing to surrender, then he be shot.
-- Joshua A. Norton
   
Joshua A. Norton   Name:
Joshua A. Norton
Type:
Celebrity
Nationality:
American
Birth:
1815
Death:
1880
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