Scope and Content Note
The papers of George Watterston (1783-1854) span the years 1809-1866, with the bulk from 1820 to 1845. The collection consists of correspondence, memorandum books, miscellaneous writings, and legal documents pertaining to Watterston's duties as Librarian of Congress, his removal as librarian, his political and publishing activities in Washington, D.C., the Washington National Monument Society, Washington, D.C., history, and travels in Jamaica. Also in the collection are some papers of his daughter, Eliza H. Watterston. Correspondents include John Qunicy Adams, William Czar Bradley, James Buchanan, Henry Clay, Jefferson Davis, Edward Everett, Thomas Jefferson, John Howard Payne, Robert Tyler, and Martin Van Buren.