Poinsett, Joel Roberts, 1779-1851.
Joel R. Poinsett papers, 1806-1847.
Correspondence (1833-1847), passports, appointments of office, diploma and other papers relating to Poinsett's public career. Includes certificates of membership in the American Academy of Arts and Sciences, Boston, certificate of election to the American Philosophical Society, the Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia, and other learned societies. A number of documents bear the signatures of John Quincy Adams and Henry Clay.
Diplomat and statesman.
American Philosophical Society
Learned institutions and societies -- United States.
Science -- United States -- 19th century.
Science -- Societies, etc. -- United States -- 19th century.
Certificates. aat
Diplomas. aat aat
Passports. aat
Adams, John Quincy.
Clay, Henry.
Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia.
American Academy of Arts and Sciences
AIP-ICOS
South Carolina Historical Society. Charleston, SC 29401, USA