Aileen Moore Topping
A Register of Her Collection in the Library of Congress
Prepared by Scott McLemee
Manuscript Division,
Library of Congress
Washington, D.C.
1995
Contact information:
http://lcweb.loc.gov/rr/mss/address.html
Finding aid encoded by Library of Congress Manuscript Division,
2007
Finding aid URL: http://hdl.loc.gov/loc.mss/eadmss.ms007035
Title: Collection
concerning a Spanish diplomatic mission to the United States
Span Dates: 1777-1785
ID No.: MSS83055
Creator:
Topping, Aileen
Moore
Extent: 450 items;
2 containers;
.6 linear feet
Language: Collection material in
English
Repository:
Manuscript Division, Library of
Congress,
Washington, D.C.
Abstract: English translation by
Topping of Spanish reports on the U.S. Continental Congress during the American
Revolution from originals in the Archivo General de Indias and the Archivo
Histórico Nacional, Spain.
The following terms have been used to index the description of this
collection in the Library's online catalog. They are grouped by name of person
or organization, by subject or location, and by occupation and listed
alphabetically therein.
Names:
Topping, Aileen
Moore
Miralles,
Juan de
Rendón,
Francisco
United
States. Continental Congress
Subjects:
Diplomatic and consular
service, Spanish--United States
Spain--Foreign
relations--United States
United States--Foreign
relations--Spain
United
States--History--Revolution, 1775-1783
Provenance:The principal portion of the Aileen Moore Topping Collection was sent
by Topping to Paul Smith of the Manuscript Division of the Library of Congress
beginning in 1980 for use in preparation of volumes 10-20 of
Letters of Delegates to Congress (Washington, DC: Library
of Congress, 1976-94). Topping's daughter, Anne Topping Weed, sent the
remainder of the items following her mother's death.
Processing History:The Aileen Moore Topping Collection was arranged and described in
1995.
Copyright Status:The status of copyright in the unpublished writings of Aileen Moore
Topping is governed by the Copyright Law of the United States (Title 17,
U.S.C.).
Preferred Citation:Researchers wishing to cite this collection should include the
following information: Container number, Aileen Moore Topping Collection,
Manuscript Division, Library of Congress, Washington, D.C.
The Aileen Moore Topping Collection contains typewritten English
translations of reports of Spanish agents sent to the United States during the
American Revolution to observe the Continental Congress. These reports span the
years 1777-1785 and relate to missions led by Juan de Miralles (1777-1780) and
Francisco Rendon (1780-1785). The translations were made by Topping from
originals located in the Archivo Histórico Nacional and the Archivo General de
Indias.
This collection is arranged chronologically.
| Container |
Contents |
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| BOX 1
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Translations of Spanish reports
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Mission of Juan de Miralles,
Aug. 1777-May 1780
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(4
folders)
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Mission of Francisco
Rendón
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May 1780-Aug. 1781
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(2
folders)
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| BOX 2
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Sept. 1781-June 1785
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(4
folders)
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