News from the American Minister to Portugal
Document 1797Smith describes his experiences as Minister to Portugal with particular emphasis on the ceremony in which he was presented to the Prince.
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Type
Autograph Letter Signed
Description
Smith describes his experiences as Minister to Portugal with particular emphasis on the ceremony in which he was presented to the Prince.
Date
09/09/1797
Author
Recipient
Sent from
Lisbon, Portugal
Repository
Collection
Document number
1797090940001
Page start
1
Note
Cited in Pickering to Smith, 12/03/1797.
Notable persons
Timothy Pickering
William Loughton Smith
Mr. Bulkeley
Prince of Brasil
the Sovereign
ladies in large hoops
Princess
the Don
Prussian minister
Chamberlain
King
Emperor
the Directory
Court of Spain
Master of Ceremonies
Queen of Spain
Officers of State
Corps Diplomatique
Danish ministry
singers
men in women's clothes
Fidalgo
English government
Envoy
Notable locations
Lisbon, Portugal
the Tagus
Prussia
palace
Centra
England
Madrid
Notable items
ceremony
Danish minister's chariot
my bows
faux pas
wax-work
jewels
Court
complimentary speech
blunder
pretty speech
opera
Music
morals of the young gentry
late treaty with France
excursion into Spain
Portuguese language