02505cpcaa2200493 4500 mm 79020974 DLC 20260227111655.0 790726|||||||||||| eng mm 79020974 ms 63000347 mm 85005396 DLC dacs DLC DLC N lcmd Forbes, John Murray, 1771-1831. John Murray Forbes papers, 1817-1830. 200 items. 1 container plus 2 oversize. Open to research. Letterbook (1817-1818) kept during the time Forbes was American consul residing at Hamburg, Germany, and Copenhagen, Denmark; and a house expense account book (1825-1830). The letters, all written from Copenhagen, relate to political matters, consular affairs, Forbes's financial difficulties, steam engines and steamboats, and financial and legal questions. Also includes a certification (May 1, 1820) naming Forbes as an agent for commerce and seamen in Buenos Aires, Argentina, or Chile. Correspondents include John Quincy Adams, John Cuthbert, John Fisher, James Grant Forbes, William Lee, James Monroe, Charles Murray, and William Shaler. Lawyer and diplomat. Collection material in English. Adams, John Quincy, 1767-1848 Correspondence. Cuthbert, John A. (John Albert), 1788-1881 Correspondence. Fisher, John, active 1817 Correspondence. Forbes, James G. (James Grant) Correspondence. Lee, William, 1772-1840 Correspondence. Monroe, James, 1758-1831 Correspondence. Murray, Charles, active 1817-1818 Correspondence. Shaler, William, 1778?-1833 Correspondence. Consuls Denmark Copenhagen. Consuls Germany Hamburg. Diplomatic and consular service, American Denmark. Diplomatic and consular service, American Germany. Sailors Argentina Buenos Aires. Sailors Chile. Steamboats. Steam-engines. Buenos Aires (Argentina) Commerce. Chile Commerce. Denmark Politics and government. Diplomats. itoamc Lawyers. itoamc 42210 42210