Title Page | Collection Summary | Biographical/Organizational Note | Scope and Contents | Arrangement
Collection Summary
Title | James L. Cathcart papers, 1785-1817 |
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Span Dates | 1785-1817 |
ID No. | MSS15388 |
Creator | Cathcart, James L. (James Leander), 1767-1843 |
Extent | 300 items ; 3 containers ; 1.2 linear feet ; 1 microfilm reel |
Language | Collection material in English |
Location | Manuscript Division, Library of Congress, Washington, D.C. |
Summary | Diplomat. Journals and letterbooks relating chiefly to Cathcart’s capture (1785) by Algerians off Cape St. Vincent while he served on the schooner Maria of Boston, his eleven-year captivity, and the successive offices he held while a prisoner, becoming chief Christian secretary to the Dey of Algiers (1792). The letterbooks relate to his later service as United States consul (1797-1817). |
Finding Aid Permalink | Cite or bookmark this finding aid as: http://hdl.loc.gov/loc.mss/eadmss.ms009015 |
LCCN Permalink | LC Online Catalog record for this collection: http://lccn.loc.gov/mm79015388 |