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Correspondence, diary (1821), notes (1805) on conversation with Gen. Francisco Antonio Gabriel Miranda, opinion (1823) on the transfer of Cuba to Great Britain, and engravings. The collection relates primarily to Rush's duties as attorney general (1814-1817), secretary of state (1817), minister to Great Britain (1817-1825), and secretary of the treasury (1825-1828). Also includes legal documents concerning a loan from the Netherlands to finance the Chesapeake and Ohio Canal Company in and near Washington, D.C. Correspondents include John Binns, Richard Smith Coxe, Albert Gallatin, Benjamin F. Hallett, Joseph Hiester, Charles Fenton Mercer, Jonathan Russell, and Robert J. Walker.
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Politics and government, United States, History, Correspondence, American Diplomatic and consular service, United States. Dept. of Treasury, United States. Dept. of State, United States. Dept. of Justice, Canals, Foreign Loans, Chesapeake and Ohio Canal Company, Foreign relationsPeople
Charles Fenton Mercer (1778-1858), Francisco de Miranda (1750-1816), Richard S. Coxe (1792-1865), Albert Gallatin (1761-1849), Robert J. Walker (1801-1869), Benjamin Franklin Hallett (1797-1862), Jonathan Russell (1771-1832), John Binns (1772-1860), Joseph Hiester (1752-1832)Places
United States, Washington (D.C.), Netherlands, Great Britain, CubaShowing 1 featured edition. View all 1 editions?
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Open to research.
Gift, Mrs. Robert Woods Bliss, 1954.
Gift, Stuart A. Goldman, 1988.
Purchase, 1906-1997.
Lawyer, statesman, and diplomat.
Collection material in English.
Finding aid available in the Library of Congress Manuscript Reading Room and at http://hdl.loc.gov/loc.mss/eadmss.ms006051
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