Treaty of Ghent collection 1815-1936.

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Treaty of Ghent collection 1815-1936.

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Photograph of the former home of the Carthusians in Ghent where the treaty was signed; photograph of the house where the Americans commissioned to sign the treaty stayed; photocopies of certificates of election of the American commissioners to honorary memberships in Belgian societies; photocopies of portraits and sketches of the commissioners by P. van Huffel; and memorandum (1936 March 28) of J. Franklin Jameson describing the aforementioned items and citing their provenance. Commissioners include John Quincy Adams, James A. Bayard, Henry Clay, and Albert Gallatin with Christopher Hughes as secretary.

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Adams, John Quincy, 1767-1848

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John Quincy Adams (b. July 11, 1767, Braintree, Massachusetts-d. February 23, 1848, Washington, D.C.) was an American statesman who served as a diplomat, United States Senator, member of the House of Representatives, and the sixth President of the United States. He was a member of the Federalist, Democratic-Republican, National Republican, and later the Anti-Masonic and Whig parties. He was the son of President John Adams and Abigail Adams. As a diplomat, Adams played an important role in neg...

Clay, Henry, 1777-1852

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Henry Clay Sr. (April 12, 1777 – June 29, 1852) was an American attorney and statesman who represented Kentucky in both the Senate and House. He was the seventh House speaker and the ninth secretary of state. He received electoral votes for president in the 1824, 1832, and 1844 presidential elections. He also helped found both the National Republican Party and the Whig Party. For his role in defusing sectional crises, he earned the appellation of the "Great Compromiser" and was part of the "Grea...

Huffel, P. van

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Bayard, James A. (James Asheton), 1767-1815

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Biographical Note James A. Bayard 1767, July 28 Born, Philadelphia, Pa. 1784 Graduated, Princeton College, Princeton, N.J. 1788 Admitted to the bar at New Castle, Del., and Philadelphia, Pa. ...

Great Britain. 1814 Dec. 24.

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Hughes, Christopher, 1786-1849

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Diplomat. From the description of Letters of Christopher Hughes, 1816-1843. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 79451071 ...

Carthusians

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Gallatin, Albert, 1761-1849

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Diplomat and U.S. secretary of the treasury. From the description of Albert Gallatin papers, 1783-1847. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 82919649 Albert Gallatin was a member of the Pennsylvania State House of Representatives (1790-1792), a U.S. Representative for Pennsylvania (1795-1801), Secretary of the Treasury (1801-1814), and Minister Plenipotentiary to France (1815-1823) and Great Britain (1826-1827). From the description of Albert Gallatin letter, 1803 Oct....

Jameson, J. Franklin (John Franklin), 1859-1937

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American educator and historian. From the description of Autograph letters signed (2) : Baltimore, to Paul L. Ford, 1887 Jan. 30-1887 Feb. 6. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 269544451 Historian and librarian. From the description of Papers of J. Franklin Jameson, 1604-1994 (bulk 1900-1930). (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 82730569 J. Franklin Jameson was a prominent American historian in the early 20th century. From the guide to the J. Franklin...