Upshur, Abel P., 01/19/1844-01/19/1844

File — Box: 1, Folder: 82

Identifier: 71680

Series-level Scope and Content Note

From the Series:

One series only.

Dates

01/19/1844-01/19/1844

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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 1/19/1844 from Washington Irving (1783-1859), U.S. Minister to Spain (1842-1846), to Abel P. Upshur (1790-1844), U.S. Secretary of State (7/24/1843-2/28/1844), with very lengthy discussion of Spanish politics, including analysis of the conduct of Salustiano Olozaga vis-a-vis Queen Isabella II, the contending political factions in the Cortes, and the actions of the Luis Gonzalez Bravo ministry. References to Maria Cristina De Borbon, Francisco Martinez de la Rosa, Ramon Maria Narvaez, Manuel de la Concha, Francisco Serrano, Carlos count de Montemolin, Count Charles-Joseph de Bresson (French Ambassador to Spain), Sir William Henry Lytton Bulwer (British Minister to Spain), Angel Calderon de la Barca, and John R. Cooke (commissioned U.S. Consul at Trinidad). Sent from Madrid to Washington, D.C. Pages 159-164.

Subjects and Associated Physical Materials

IRVING, WASHINGTON - CORRESPONDENCE TO UPSHUR, ABEL P. (1844): Other Types

UPSHUR, ABEL P. - CORRESPONDENCE FROM IRVING, WASHINGTON (1844): Other Types

SPAIN - POLITICS - CORRESPONDENCE REGARDING (1844): Other Types

OLOZAGA, SALUSTIANO - CORRESPONDENCE REGARDING (1844): Other Types

ISABELLA II (QUEEN OF SPAIN) - CORRESPONDENCE REGARDING (1844): Other Types

CORTES - SPANISH PARLIAMENT - CORRESPONDENCE REGARDING (1844): Other Types

GONZALEZ BRAVO, LUIS - CORRESPONDENCE REGARDING (1844): Other Types

MARIA CRISTINA DE BORBON - REFERENCE (1844): Other Types

MARTINEZ DE LA ROSA, FRANCISCO - REFERENCE (1844): Other Types

NARVAEZ, RAMON MARIA - REFERENCE (1844): Other Types

CONCHA, MANUEL DE LA - REFERENCE (1844): Other Types

SERRANO, FRANCISCO - REFERENCE (1844): Other Types

MONTEMOLIN, CARLOS (COUNT DE) - REFERENCE (1844): Other Types

BRESSON, CHARLES-JOSEPH DE (COUNT) - REFERENCE (1844): Other Types

BULWER, WILLIAM HENRY LYTTON (SIR) - REFERENCE (1844): Other Types

CALDERON DE LA BARCA, ANGEL - REFERENCE (1844): Other Types

COOKE, JOHN R. - REFERENCE (1844): Other Types