Joseph M. Gazzam collection on Frederick Eugene Francois, Baron de Beelen-Bertholff

Copies of letters, 1785-1788, written by Baron de Beelen-Bertholff, Belgian agent to United States, to Count Barbiano di Belgiojoso, Brussels, on commercial and political affairs in the United States. They contribute information on Spain's attitude regarding United States navigation on the Mis...

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Main Author: Gazzam, Joseph M. 1803-1878 (Creator)
Collection:Joseph M. Gazzam Collection On Frederick Eugene Francois, Baron De Beelen-Bertholff
Collection Number:Am.023
Format: Manuscript
Language:French
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100 1 |a Gazzam, Joseph M.  |d 1803-1878  |e creator 
245 1 |a Joseph M. Gazzam collection on Frederick Eugene Francois, Baron de Beelen-Bertholff  |f 1785-1913 
300 |a 0.08 Linear feet  |f 0.08 linear feet, 50 items, 1 volume 
520 |a Copies of letters, 1785-1788, written by Baron de Beelen-Bertholff, Belgian agent to United States, to Count Barbiano di Belgiojoso, Brussels, on commercial and political affairs in the United States. They contribute information on Spain's attitude regarding United States navigation on the Mississippi, 1785; the military occupation of Forts Niagara, Oswego, and Detroit, by the British; peace treaties with the Indians negotiated at New York; John Adams' and Thomas Jefferson's diplomatic missions to France and England; Comte de Beaufort's proposal to Congress to bring 10,000 settlers to America; reports on commerce, shipping, and treaties with foreign nations; Annapolis Convention, 1786; Federal Convention in Philadelphia, 1787; and other subjects. The papers, 1873-1913, contain Joseph M. Gazzam's correspondence with John Jay and other diplomats, which relates to the diplomatic activities and ancestry of Baron de Beelen-Bertholff. 
541 1 |a Gift of Joseph M. Gazzam.; 1880 acquired 
650 7 |a United States--Foreign Relations--18th century  |2 Local sources 
852 |a The Historical Society of Pennsylvania  |b Joseph M. Gazzam Collection On Frederick Eugene Francois, Baron De Beelen-Bertholff  |c Am.023