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Collection SummaryTitle: Sir Augustus John Foster PapersSpan Dates: 1794-1844 ID No.: MSS21139 Creator: Foster, Augustus John, Sir, 1780-1848 Extent: 77 volumes; 14 containers; 7 linear feet Language: Collection material in English Repository: Manuscript Division, Library of Congress, Washington, D.C. Abstract: British minister to the United States. Diaries, correspondence, and notes concerning Foster's assignment as a British diplomat to Washington, D.C., prior to the War of 1812, Naples (capital of the Kingdom of the Two Sicilies), and Turin (capital of the Kingdom of Sardinia). Selected Search TermsThe 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. Personal Names Foster family--Correspondence. Foster, Augustus John, Sir, 1780-1848. Locations Great Britain--Foreign relations--Italy--Kingdom of the Two Sicilies. Great Britain--Foreign relations--Italy--Sardinia. Great Britain--Foreign relations--United States. Kingdom of the Two Sicilies--Foreign relations--Great Britain. Sardinia (Italy)--Foreign relations--Great Britain. United States--Description and travel. United States--Foreign relations--Great Britain. Occupations Diplomats--Great Britain. Administrative InformationProvenance:The papers of Sir Augustus John Foster, British minister to the United States and Privy Councillor, were purchased by the Library of Congress in 1929. An additional item was purchased in 1933. Processing History:Descriptions of the Foster Papers appear in Report of the Librarian of Congress for the Fiscal Year Ending June 30, 1934, p. 35, and in Library of Congress Information Bulletin, vol. 10, no. 46 (Nov. 13, 1951).. Copyright Status:It is the researcher’s responsibility to determine requirements of domestic copyright laws and international treaties and conventions. Preferred Citation:Researchers wishing to cite this collection should include the following information: Container number, Sir Augustus John Foster Papers, Manuscript Division, Library of Congress, Washington, D.C. Biographical Note
Scope and Content NoteThe papers of Sir Augustus John Foster (1780-1848) span the years 1794-1844. The papers are divided into three series: Correspondence, Diaries, and a narrative of observations by Foster entitled “Notes on the United States of America.” Foster was the United Kingdom’s minister to the United States when war with England was declared in 1812. The Correspondence series consists of letters from Foster to his mother, later wife of the fifth Duke of Derbyshire, and her replies, 1798-1826, as well as miscellaneous correspondence dated 1794-1795. The Diaries are recorded for the years 1798, 1806, 1809, 1811-1816, 1818, and 1825-1844. Some volumes contain years in addition to those marked on the covers. The volume for 1806 concerns Foster’s service in Washington as secretary to the British legation to the United States. Other volumes concern his assignment as secretary to the British legation to Naples, capital of the Kingdom of the Two Sicilies, and as British minister to the Savoy court at Turin, capital of the Kingdom of Sardinia (both in present-day Italy). Also included is a five-volume draft entitled, “Notes on the United States of America,” a narrative of Foster's observations of this country. This set of notes is a later version of a draft held by the Huntington Library in San Marino, California. It was found in the 1930s by Foster’s descendants in a cupboard in the family home in Northern Ireland. Portions of these papers have been transcribed and published. Arrangement of the PapersThis collection is arranged in three series: Description of Series
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