Manuscripts
Benjamin Moran letters to Adam Badeau
- Description
- Letters from Benjamin Moran to General Adam Badeau (1831- 1895) an American soldier and author who served as secretary of the American Legation in London from May to December of 1869, then the bearer of government dispatches to Madrid from January to May of 1870, and consul general until 1881. The letters comment on personal and political affairs of the day, including the Alabama claims issue, the image of President Ulysses S. Grant, troubles in Ireland, etc.
- Date
- 1875
- Call number
- mssHM 28626-28667
- Provenance
- Purchased from The Abraham Lincoln Bookshop, 1966.
- Restrictions
- Open for use by qualified researchers and by appointment. Please contact Reader Services at the Huntington Library for more information.
