Official letters, 1824-1827.

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Official letters, 1824-1827.

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Condy Raguet's copies of his official letters as United States chargé d'affaires at the Court of Brazil, addressed to John Quincy Adams and Henry Clay, Secretaries of State. They concern United States foreign policy, relations with the Brazilian Government, revolutionary developments, commercial and shipping conditions, British and French interests in South America, etc. Included is a broadside, 1828, presenting the case of the seizure of the American vessel Spark by the Brazilian Government and the resignation of Condy Raguet from his post as chargé d'affaires.

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