Correspondence [manuscript] 1804-14.

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Correspondence [manuscript] 1804-14.

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Chiefly Monroe's letters to John Henry Purviance, his secretary while Monroe was Minister to Gt. Brit., on such subjects as Lord Nelson's funeral, and mentioning Sir Stephen Cottrell. Also letters from Charles James Fox, Cottrell and David Stuart Erskine, 11th earl Buchan, which mentions a gift to the Mass. Historical Society.

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Massachusetts Historical Society

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Erskine, David Stuart, 11th Earl Buchan, 1742-1829,

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Nelson, Horatio Nelson, viscount, 1758-1805

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British naval officer. After his victory at the Battle of the Nile in 1798, Nelson was created Baron Nelson of the Nile and of Burnham Thorpe, Norfolk. The following year he was made Duke of BronteĢ in Sicily for his role in restoring the civil government of Naples after its rescue from the French. From the description of ALS : Brixham, to Emma Hamilton, London, 1801 Feb. 16. (Rosenbach Museum & Library). WorldCat record id: 145506957 Horatio Nelson, British admiral, mad...

Purviance, John Henry, 1763-1820

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Fox, Charles-James, 1749-1806

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Charles James Fox was born in London on January 24, 1749. After attending Eton and Oxford, his first political success came with his election to Parliament in 1768. Though he initially supported the government's efforts against the populist machinations of John Wilkes, Fox's political views began to shift after receiving and resigning a number of political appointments, leading him to increasingly ally himself with the Rockingham Whigs. During the early 1770s, Fox opposed the British economic po...

Monroe, James, 1758-1831

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James Monroe, fifth president of the United States of America (b. April 28, 1758, Monroe Hall, Virginia-d. July 4, 1831, New York, New York) fought with distinction in the Continental Army, and he practiced law in Fredericksburg, Virginia. As a young politician, he joined the anti-Federalists in the Virginia Convention which ratified the Constitution, and in 1790, an advocate of Jeffersonian policies, he was elected United States Senator. As Minister to France in 1794-1796, Monroe showed strong ...

Cottrell, Stephen, Sir.

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