Webster, Daniel., 02/11/1843-02/11/1843

File — Box: 1, Folder: 26

Identifier: 71624

Series-level Scope and Content Note

From the Series:

One series only.

Dates

02/11/1843-02/11/1843

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Extent

From the Collection: 0.25 Linear Feet (1 box)

Language of Materials

From the Collection: English

Additional Description

Shelf Location

09/08/06

Container Summary

1 AL (copy) dated 2/11/1843 from Washington Irving (1783-1859), U.S. Minister to Spain (1842-1846), to Daniel Webster (1782-1852), U.S. Secretary of State (1782-1852), with discussion of diplomatic issues, especially a dispute involving France surrounding the insurrection at Barcelona. References to the lawsuit between John W. Damon and Frederick Tudor, William H. Prescott and Alexander Hill Everett in relation to the Damon-Tudor lawsuit, Samuel McLean, P. Harmony & Co., F.X. Harmony, Louis Philippe, Juan Gutierrez, Duke de Glucksberg (Louis Charles Elie Decazes), Ferdinand de Lesseps, and a manifesto by Joaquin Baldomero Hernandez Alvarez Espartero (Regent). Sent from Madrid to Washington, D.C. Pages 72-73 [The letter begins on a page marked "72," continues on two un-numbered pages, and ends on a page marked "73"].

Subjects and Associated Physical Materials

IRVING, WASHINGTON - CORRESPONDENCE TO WEBSTER, DANIEL (1843): Other Types

WEBSTER, DANIEL - CORRESPONDENCE FROM IRVING, WASHINGTON (1843): Other Types

BARCELONA - SPAIN - INSURRECTION - REFERENCE (1843): Other Types

DAMON, JOHN W. - REFERENCE (1843): Other Types

TUDOR, FREDERICK - REFERENCE (1843): Other Types

PRESCOTT, WILLIAM H. - REFERENCE (1843): Other Types

EVERETT, ALEXANDER HILL - REFERENCE (1843): Other Types

MCLEAN, SAMUEL - REFERENCE (1843): Other Types

HARMONY, P., & COMPANY - REFERENCE (1843): Other Types

HARMONY, F. X. - REFERENCE (1843): Other Types

LOUIS PHILIPPE - REFERENCE (1843): Other Types

GUTIERREZ, JUAN - REFERENCE (1843): Other Types

GLUCKSBERG, DUKE OF - REFERENCE (1843): Other Types

DECAZES, LOUIS CHARLES ELIE - SEE: GLUCKSBERG, DUKE OF: Other Types

LESSEPS, FERDINAND DE - REFERENCE (1843): Other Types

ESPARTERO, JOAQUIN BALDOMERO HERNANDEZ ALVAREZ - REFERENCE (1843): Other Types