Title | Richard Dale papers, 1778-1918 |
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Span Dates | 1778-1918 |
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Bulk Dates | (bulk 1778-1830) |
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ID No. | MSS56952 |
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Creator | Dale, Richard,
1756-1826 |
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Extent | 7 items ; 1 container plus 1 oversize ; 0.6 linear feet ; 1 microfilm reel |
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Language | Collection material in
English |
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Location | Manuscript Division, Library of Congress, Washington, D.C. |
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Summary | Naval officer; served
with the British navy from 1776 to 1777 when he joined the Continental Navy,
serving as first lieutenant to John Paul Jones on the Bonhomme Richard.
Correspondence, commissions, mathematics notebook, and journal/logbook
(1787-1789) kept on a voyage aboard a merchant ship to Canton, China, and to
New Guinea. Includes letterbook (1801-1802) of Dale's outgoing correspondence
while in command of the U.S. frigate President in
the Mediterranean during the Tripolitan War. |
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Finding Aid Permalink | Cite or bookmark this finding aid as:
http://hdl.loc.gov/loc.mss/eadmss.ms007038 |
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LCCN Permalink | LC Online Catalog record for this collection:
http://lccn.loc.gov/mm81056952 |
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