Papers, 1786-1899.

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Papers, 1786-1899.

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/122586424

Collection of 275 letters and manuscripts for the period 1786 to 1899, chiefly correspondence of Henry Wheaton and his family in Europe and America concerning personal, diplomatic, legal, and political affairs, especially during the War of 1812. Also Wheaton's diaries, 1827-1835, an 1835 diary kept by his daughter, Abby, and biographical notes about Wheaton and his uncle, Dr. Levi Wheaton, Professor of Medicine at Brown.

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Brown University Archives, John Hay Library

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Wheaton, Levi.

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Wheaton, Henry, 1785-1848

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Henry Wheaton's career included terms as a reporter for the U.S. Supreme Court (1816-1827) and U.S. chargé d'affaires to Denmark (1827-1834). He was a noted historian of international law. From the description of Letter to Mr. Plumer, ca. 1820. (Harvard Law School Library). WorldCat record id: 235181043 ...

Wheaton, Abby,

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