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COLLECTION — Volume: 1 Identifier: MS Am 1306

C. A. Rodney papers

Overview

Papers of the American lawyer, legislator, and diplomat C. A. Rodney relating to his service in Argentina.

Dates

  • Creation: 1812-1849

Language of Materials

Collection materials are in English and Spanish.

Conditions Governing Access

There are no restrictions on physical access to this material.

Extent

.1 linear feet (1 volume)

Consists of 1 bound volume of diary entries, letter, and report generated by C. A. Rodney in his capacity as minister plenipotentiary to Argentina. Also includes the following: translations of letters originally written in Spanish by José Manuel de Goyeneche and Juan Martín de Pueyrredón; letter in Spanish from Bernardino Rivadavia to Rodney; letter from Joseph Olivier to Thomas M. Rodney.

Biographical / Historical

Following one term in the House of Representatives for his native state of Delaware, Rodney was appointed U. S. attorney general by President Jefferson and continued in that office for three years under President Madison, during which time he served on the prosecution in the trial of former Vice-president Aaron Burr for treason. He briefly returned to the Delaware state legislature, then was again elected Congressional representative and later senator. He resigned from the Senate upon his appointment to the South American Commission of 1817-1818, which was charged by President Monroe with determining whether the newly independent republics of South America should be recognized by the U. S. government. Rodney was a strong advocate of recognition, and his influence on policy helped shape the Monroe Doctrine. Based on his work for the Commission, Rodney was named minister plenipotentiary for the United Provinces of the Plate, later Argentina, in 1823 and served until his death a year later.

Arrangement

Arranged as bound in volume.

Physical Location

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Immediate Source of Acquisition

No accession number. Gift of Charles Lyon Chandler; received: 1922 March 4. Recataloged from SA 5102.2.

Processing Information

Processed by: Michael W. Austin

Title
Rodney, C. A. (Caesar Augustus), 1772-1824. C. A. Rodney papers, 1812-1849: Guide.
Author
Houghton Library, Harvard College Library
Description rules
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Language of description
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EAD ID
hou02210

Repository Details

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