Letters and manuscripts forwarded to Crawford by Thomas Sumter, U.S. minister to Portugal, from Rio de Janeiro, 1815
Scope and Contents
Included are: 1) List of items enclosed (2 pages); 2) Copy of Sumter's note of 25 February 1815 to the Marquês de Aguiar, Portuguese minister of foreign affairs, concerning the governor of Macao's delivery of an American prize to the British, with testimonial of B. C. Wilcocks (2 items, 11 pages); 3) Copy of note written by Manuel Belgrano and Bernardino de Rivadavia, and Sumter's reply, 17-18 January 1815 (4 pages); 4) Copy of a letter of 10 March 1815 from Sumter to American ministers in Europe, on the European powers and South America, with addendum of 13 March (2 items, 24 pages); 5) Copies of William Canning's address to the Regency of Portugal in December 1814, and of a letter of Lord Strangford of 7 April 1815, both with Sumter's commentary (2 items, 17 pages); 6) Copy of a note of Aguiar of 27 April 1815 (2 pages). Many of these items were sent to Europe with the Argentines Belgrano and Rivadavia, who left Rio de Janeiro on 15 March (see folder 12). The inventory includes many items that are not present.
Dates
- Creation: 1815
Conditions Governing Access
There are no access restrictions on this collection.
Language of Materials
English
Repository Details
Part of the University of Notre Dame Rare Books & Special Collections Repository