General Records of the Department of State. 1763 - 2002. Communications from Heads of Foreign States. 1789 - 1909. Ceremonial Letters from Spain

Jackson, Andrew, 1767-1845

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Andrew Jackson, 7th President of the United States. Born on March 15, 1767 in the Waxhaw Settlement in South Carolina; though just a boy, participated in the battle of Hanging Rock during the Revolution, captured by the British and imprisoned. He worked for a time in a saddler's shop and afterward taught school before studying law in Salisbury, N.C. In 1788 he was appointed solicitor of the western district of North Carolina, comprising what is now the State of Tennessee. Upon the admission of T...

Charles IV, King of Spain, 1748-1819

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Charles IV ruled as king of Spain from 1788-1808, a period of upheaval during the French Revolution. He was deposed by Napoleon and spent the rest of his life in exile. From the description of Royal Cídula, 1800, December 22. (Huntington Library, Art Collections & Botanical Gardens). WorldCat record id: 768430538 ...

Adams, John Quincy, 1767-1848

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John Quincy Adams (b. July 11, 1767, Braintree, Massachusetts-d. February 23, 1848, Washington, D.C.) was an American statesman who served as a diplomat, United States Senator, member of the House of Representatives, and the sixth President of the United States. He was a member of the Federalist, Democratic-Republican, National Republican, and later the Anti-Masonic and Whig parties. He was the son of President John Adams and Abigail Adams. As a diplomat, Adams played an important role in neg...

Ferdinand VII, King of Spain, 1784-1833

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Isabella II, Queen of Spain, 1830-1904

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Queen of Spain, 1830-1868. From the description of Autograph signature to letter : Madrid, to Cardinal Luis Amat, 1861 Jan. 20. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 270129858 Isabella reigned 1833-1868. From the description of ALS, 1884 March 22, Real Alcasar de Seville to Count Walsh / Isabelle de Bourbon. (Haverford College Library). WorldCat record id: 363318635 Queen of Spain. From the description of Autograph signature to letter : Madrid, to C...

María Cristina, Queen, consort of Alfonso XII, King of Spain, 1858-1929.

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Mother of Alphonso XIII. From the description of Autograph signature to letter : Madrid, to a king, 1901 Mar. 12. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 270608928 From the description of Autograph signature to letter : Madrid, to Cardinal Teodolfo Mertel, 1898 Jan. 31. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 270608924 ...

Jefferson, Thomas, 1743-1826

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Thomas Jefferson (1743-1826) was an American statesman and third president of the United States. From the description of Thomas Jefferson letter, 1809. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 367818629 Thomas Jefferson (1743-1826) was the third president of the United States, born in Goochland (now Albemarle County), Virginia. He was a member of the Virginia House of Burgesses from 1769 to 1775, and with R. H. Lee and Patrick Henry initiated the inter-colonial committee of correspond...

Madison, James, 1751-1836

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James Madison (1751-1836) was the fourth president of the United States, born in Port Conway, Virginia. He was a member of the Virginia legislature from 1776 to 1780 and from 1784 to 1786, and the Continental Congress from 1780 to 1783. His proposals at and management of the Constitutional Convention in 1787 earned him title "father of the U.S. Constitution." He cooperated with Alexander Hamilton and Jay in writing a series of papers (pub. 1787-88 under title of The Federalist) explaining the ne...

Alfonso XIII, King of Spain, 1886-1941

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Campbell Blackshear Hodges was military aide to President Herbert Hoover (1929-1933) and the ninth president of Louisiana State University (1941-1944). From the description of Campbell B. Hodges letter, 1929. (Louisiana State University). WorldCat record id: 172995824 Alfonso XIII (b. May 17, 1886-d. Feb. 28, 1941), King of Spain from the time of his birth in 1886 until April 14, 1931. From the description of Alfonso XIII, King of Spain, 1886-1941 (U.S. National ...

Washington, George, 1732-1799

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George Washington (b. Feb. 22, 1732, Westmoreland County, Va.-d. Dec. 14, 1799, Mount Vernon, VA) was the first president of the United States, serving from 1789 to 1797. Washington came from a family of farmers and landowners. He had little education but showed an aptitude for mathematics. He used this talent to become a surveyor. At 15, Washington took a job as assistant surveyor on a team sent to map the Shenandoah Valley in western Virginia. In his early 20s, Washington joined the Virgin...