Papers, 1801-1823.

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Papers, 1801-1823.

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Papers of Benjamin Joy relating to the voyage of the ship Eliza and the brig Rising Sun and the subsequent detainment of the Eliza in Montevideo, Uruguay, from 1801-1804. Dispatches to Benjamin Joy from his partner Joseph Russell, his brothers George and John Joy, and Joseph Morton discuss his efforts to win release of the Eliza. Correspondence includes a complaint addressed to Charles Pinckney, U.S. Minister to Spain; reports on Russell's dealings with the Viceroy and Governor at Montevideo; and updates on the spoilage of cargo. Josiah Gould, captain of the Rising Sun, writes to Russell reporting on his return from Mozambique with 86 slaves for the Brazil slave market. Papers from 1821-1823 concern the attempts to recover their losses under the provisions of the Adams-Onis Treaty of 1819. Correspondents include Alexander Bliss, John Gardiner, Benjamin Gotham, James Madison, and Daniel Webster.

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Pinckney, Charles, 1757-1824

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Charles Pinckney (October 26, 1757 – October 29, 1824) was an American Founding Father, planter, and politician who was a signer of the United States Constitution. He was elected and served as the 37th Governor of South Carolina, later serving two more non-consecutive terms. He also served as a U.S. Senator and a member of the House of Representatives. He was first cousin once removed of fellow signer Charles Cotesworth Pinckney. Born and educated in Charles Town (now Charleston) in the Provi...

Webster, Daniel, 1782-1852

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Daniel Webster (January 18, 1782 – October 24, 1852) was an American lawyer and statesman who represented New Hampshire and Massachusetts in the U.S. Congress and served as the U.S. Secretary of State under Presidents William Henry Harrison, John Tyler, and Millard Fillmore. As one of the most prominent American lawyers of the 19th century, he argued over 200 cases before the U.S. Supreme Court between 1814 and his death in 1852. During his life, he was a member of the Federalist Party, the Nati...

Russell, Joseph

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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...

Morton, J.E. (Joseph Edward), 1907-1976

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Gould, Josiah

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Gorham, Benjamin, 1775-1855

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U.S. representative from Massachusetts, lawyer, and public official of Massachusetts. From the description of Letter of Benjamin Gorham, 1829. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 79450511 ...

Gardiner, John.

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Joy, John, d. 1813.

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Eliza (Ship)

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Rising Sun (Brig)

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Joy, George.

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Joy, Benjamin, 1757-1829.

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Bliss, Alexander.

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