Foster, Augustus John,  Sir,  1780-1848. <br/><br/>
Sir Augustus John Foster papers, 1794-1844. 

 - 77  items. 14  containers. 7  linear feet. 
 -  Arranged in 3 series.  Series 1: Correspondence, 1794-1826; Series 2: Diaries, 1798-1844; and Series 3: "Notes on the United States of America," 1805-1812. 
<br/><br/> Open to research. 
<br/><br/> Volumes containing correspondence, diaries, and writings chiefly concerning Foster's assignment as a British diplomat to the United States prior to the War of 1812, and to two present-day cities of Italy, Naples (Kingdom of the Two Sicilies), circa 1802-1804, and Turin (Kingdom of Sardinia), 1824-1840.  Correspondence is primarily between Foster and his mother, Elizabeth Cavendish, Duchess of Devonshire.  Writings include a five-volume draft entitled, "Notes on the United States of America." 
<br/><br/><br/>British minister to the United States. 
<br/><br/><br/>Collection material in English. 
<br/><br/> Finding aid available in the Library of Congress Manuscript Reading Room and at  http://hdl.loc.gov/loc.mss/eadmss.ms008047 
<br/><br/><label>LCCN: </label>mm 81021139  
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Personal Names: </label><br/>Devonshire, Elizabeth Cavendish, Duchess of,  1758-1824 --Correspondence.
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Geographic Terms: </label><br/>Great Britain--Foreign relations--Italy--Kingdom of the Two Sicilies.<br/>Great Britain--Foreign relations--Italy--Sardinia.<br/>Great Britain--Foreign relations--United States.<br/>Kingdom of the Two Sicilies--Foreign relations--Great Britain.<br/>Sardinia (Italy)--Foreign relations--Great Britain.<br/>United States--Description and travel.<br/>United States--Foreign relations--Great Britain.
<br/><br/><label>Index Terms--Occupation: </label><br/>Diplomats--Great Britain.