Autograph letter signed : [n.p.], to Henry Wheaton, 1845 Dec. 15.

ArchivalResource

Autograph letter signed : [n.p.], to Henry Wheaton, 1845 Dec. 15.

1 item (2 p.)

Information

SNAC Resource ID: 7220529

Related Entities

There are 2 Entities related to this resource.

Bancroft, George, 1800-1891

http://n2t.net/ark:/99166/w68b1x43 (person)

George Bancroft was an American historian and statesman, and an active promoter of secondary education both in his home state and at the national level. As U. S. Secretary of the Navy under James K. Polk, Bancroft established the Naval Academy at Annapolis and later served as U.S. Minister to Great Britain (1846-1849), Prussia (1867-1871), and the German Empire (1871-1874). He is best remembered however for his 10-volume History of the United States, a work which fellow historian Leop...

Wheaton, Henry, 1785-1848

http://n2t.net/ark:/99166/w6t153q5 (person)

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 ...