Lawrence Lewis Jr. letter to Dora Kelly Lewis, 16 November 1886

Item

Title

Lawrence Lewis Jr. letter to Dora Kelly Lewis, 16 November 1886

Description

A letter from Lawrence Lewis to his wife, Dora Kelly Lewis. Larry, writing from the Ebbitt Hotel in Washington D.C., informs his wife that he was chosen to make arguments in the French Spoliation Claims, which were eventually put before congress. He announces that it was the "greatest responsibility I ever had thrown on me in my life..." The cases relate to depredations made against American shipping by the French in the Quasi-War (1793-1800) and the claims that were waived in the Treaty of 1800. 

Identifier

16862

Type

text

Creator

Lewis, Lawrence, 1857-1890

Date Created

1886-11-16

Format

Manuscript

Is Part Of

Dora Kelly Lewis correspondence (2137)

Spatial Coverage

Washington (D.C.) | 14th St NW and F St NW Washington, D.C.

Subject

Lewis, Dora Kelly, 1862- | Correspondence | National Woman's Party | National American Woman Suffrage Association | Women—Suffrage | Women—Suffrage—United States | Women—History—19th century | Women—History—20th century | United States. Constitution. 19th Amendment | Lewis, Lawrence, 1857-1890 | Washington (D.C.) | Ebbitt House (Washington, D.C.)

Extent

3 pages

Language

eng

Rights

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Item sets

Dora Kelly Lewis correspondence