Rush, Richard 1780-1859 creator mixed material monographic eng 60 1 1 0.2 Correspondence, diary (1821), notes (1805) on conversation with Gen. Francisco Antonio Gabriel Miranda, opinion (1823) on the transfer of Cuba to Great Britain, and engravings. The collection relates primarily to Rush's duties as attorney general (1814-1817), secretary of state (1817), minister to Great Britain (1817-1825), and secretary of the treasury (1825-1828). Also includes legal documents concerning a loan from the Netherlands to finance the Chesapeake and Ohio Canal Company in and near Washington, D.C. Correspondents include John Binns, Richard Smith Coxe, Albert Gallatin, Benjamin F. Hallett, Joseph Hiester, Charles Fenton Mercer, Jonathan Russell, and Robert J. Walker. Open to research. Lawyer, statesman, and diplomat. Collection material in English. Finding aid available in the Library of Congress Manuscript Reading Room and at http://hdl.loc.gov/loc.mss/eadmss.ms006051 Binns, John 1772-1860 Correspondence Coxe, Richard S. (Richard Smith) 1792-1865 Correspondence Gallatin, Albert 1761-1849 Correspondence Hallett, Benjamin Franklin 1797-1862 Correspondence Hiester, Joseph 1752-1832 Correspondence Mercer, Charles Fenton 1778-1858 Correspondence Miranda, Francisco de 1750-1816 Russell, Jonathan 1771-1832 Correspondence Walker, Robert J. (Robert John) 1801-1869 Correspondence Chesapeake and Ohio Canal Company. United States. Department of Justice. United States. Department of State. United States. Department of Treasury. Canals Washington (D.C.) Diplomatic and consular service, American Loans, Foreign Cuba History 1810-1899 Great Britain Foreign relations Cuba Great Britain Foreign relations United States Netherlands Foreign relations United States United States Foreign relations Great Britain United States Foreign relations Netherlands United States Politics and government 1817-1825 Diplomats Lawyers Statesmen mm 73038554 hdl:loc.mss/eadmss.ms006051 hdl:loc.mss/eadmss.ms006051.3 http://hdl.loc.gov/loc.mss/eadmss.ms006051 http://hdl.loc.gov/loc.mss/eadmss.ms006051.3 Open to research. DLC 730523 20260227111614.0 mm 73038554