Count Carl Edward Vilhelm Piper (1820 - 1891) was a Swedish

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and

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. In the beginning of his career he worked in the

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and had served as Swedish-Norwegian legation-secretary in

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during the

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. In the late 1850s he served as envoyée to Italy. In 1861 he was appointed minister to the

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and served to 1864, when he was replaced by Baron de Wetterstedt. Initially, Piper was very critical of Americans and the U.S. political system, Americans lacked love of the nation and the constitution needed to be changed. In 1864 he moderated his views, and believed that Americans were basically all right.Private letter from Count Edward Piper to Ludvig Manderström, dated 26 June 1864, Manderströms collections, E 4753. Riksarkivet, Stockholm. Piper was very close to Secretary of State William H. Seward.

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(in Swedish) {{DEFAULTSORT:Piper, Carl Edward Vilhelm 1820 births 1891 deaths Consuls-general of Sweden Ambassadors of Sweden to the United States Ambassadors of Sweden to Italy Ambassadors of Sweden to Austria Ambassadors of Sweden to the United Kingdom