I. Personal papers, 1840-1941, n.d.
Scope and Contents Note
This series includes Smith's personal and professional correspondence; passports from Smith's travels in Europe; and a brief biography of Smith.
Correspondence, 1840-1870, n.d.
Scope and Contents Note
Includes personal and professional correspondence to and from Smith.
Legal and financial documents, 1850 November 26, circa 1861-1870
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Includes a summons from the Court of the Confederate States in 1862 and a tax bill from St. John's County, Florida in 1870.
Letter book, 1851-1852
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Includes copies of Smith's correspondence written while employed at the U.S. embassy of Mexico. Smith discusses of the affairs of the delegation; impressions of Mexican political officials; the sale of books and manuscripts; and personal expenses. Includes correspondence to Millard Fillmore, Daniel Webster, Henry R. Schoolcraft. Also contains Spanish language transcriptions of manuscripts related to the colonization of Mexico.
Passports, 1858, 1868
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Includes two passports with stamps from Spain and Portugal.
Clippings and ephemera, circa 1860s
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Includes clippings in Spanish and English, in addition to calling cards from Ms. Buckingham Smith.
Notebook and scrapbook, circa 1840s-1860s
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Notebook includes names and addresses of New York residents. Scrapbook contains printed clippings of poems.
Memorials and archive survey, 1901, 1941, n.d.
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Includes photocopies of an N-YHS Quarterly Bulletin and text of a speech related to a tablet unveiling for Smith in St. Augustine. Also includes a photocopied survey of the Smith papers and collected materials created by the Alabama Historical Society.