John Forsyth papers

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John Forsyth papers

1814-1840

https://lccn.loc.gov/mm83050385

Correspondence, accounts, and other papers relating to Forsyth's duties as U.S. minister to Spain and as U.S. secretary of state. Also includes a diary of a journey on the ship Othello from Bordeaux to New York.

5 items.1 container.

eng, Latn

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United States. Department of State

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The Department of Foreign Affairs was established by an act of July 27, 1789 (1 Stat. 28) and redesignated the Department of State by an act of September 15, 1789 (1 Stat. 68). It was the agency of the United States created by law to assist the President in the formulation and execution of the Nation's foreign policy, and in the conduct of foreign affairs and of certain domestic affairs. The Department made plans for peace and security among all nations, participated in the United Nations and o...

Forsyth, John, 1780-1841

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Othello (Ship : 1807)

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