Collection context
Summary
- Creators:
- Moran, Benjamin, 1820-1886
- Abstract:
- Letters of American diplomat Benjamin Moran to American General Badeau.
- Extent:
- 0.2 Linear Feet (1 box)
- Language:
- Materials are in English.
- Preferred citation:
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[Identification of item]. Benjamin Moran letters to Adam Badeau, The Huntington Library, San Marino, California.
Background
- Scope and content:
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Letters from Benjamin Moran to General Adam Badeau (1831- 1895) an American soldier and author who served as secretary of the American Legation in London from May to December of 1869, then the bearer of government dispatches to Madrid from January to May of 1870, and consul general until 1881. The letters comment on personal and political affairs of the day, including the Alabama claims issue, the image of President Ulysses S. Grant, troubles in Ireland, etc.
- Biographical / historical:
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Benjamin Moran (1820-1886) was an American diplomat and author. From 1855 to 1874, he served as secretary of the American Legation in London, acting frequently as chargรฉ d'affaires.
- Acquisition information:
- Purchased from the Abraham Lincoln Bookshop, 1966.
- Processing information:
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Processed by Huntington Library staff. In 2022, Brooke M. Black created a finding aid.
- Arrangement:
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Arranged chronologically.
- Rules or conventions:
- Describing Archives: A Content Standard
Indexed terms
- Subjects:
- Alabama claims
Authors, American -- 19th century -- Correspondence
Diplomats -- United States -- Correspondence
Letters (correspondence) -- Great Britain -- 19th century - Names:
- United States. Legation (Great Britain) -- Officials and employees -- Correspondence
Badeau, Adam, 1831-1895
Grant, Ulysses S. (Ulysses Simpson), 1822-1885 - Places:
- Great Britain -- Foreign relations -- United States
Great Britain -- Politics and Government -- 1837-1901
United States -- Foreign relations -- Great Britain
United States -- Officials and employees -- Foreign countries -- Correspondence
United States -- Politics and Government -- 1869-1877
Access and use
- Restrictions:
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Open for use by qualified researchers and by appointment. Please contact Reader Services at the Huntington Library for more information.
- Terms of access:
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The Huntington Library does not require that researchers request permission to quote from or publish images of this material, nor does it charge fees for such activities. The responsibility for identifying the copyright holder, if there is one, and obtaining necessary permissions rests with the researcher.
- Preferred citation:
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[Identification of item]. Benjamin Moran letters to Adam Badeau, The Huntington Library, San Marino, California.
- Location of this collection:
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1151 Oxford RoadSan Marino, CA 91108, US
- Contact:
- (626) 405-2191