MARC Record from Library of Congress

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040 $aDLC$cDLC$edacs$dDLC
072 7 $aC$2lcmd
100 1 $aLear, Tobias,$d1762-1816.
245 00 $aTobias Lear papers,$f1790-1816.
300 $a70$fitems.
300 $a1$fcontainer plus$a1$foversize.
300 $a0.2$flinear feet.
506 0 $aOpen to research.
520 8 $aCorrespondence, account books, and other papers relating chiefly to George Washington; Lear's diplomatic missions to Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic, and the Barbary States; the Tripolitan War, 1801-1805; Lear's business affair; and family matters. Includes correspondence (1805) with Samuel Barron pertaining to the captivity of the USS Philadelphia (Frigate) and its captain, William Bainbridge, and account books (1803-1805) documenting purchases of fabric, gold, jewels, and tea for distribution by the U.S. to officials of Algiers, Tripoli, and Tunis. Correspondents include Sylvanus Bourne, Charles D. Coxe, Christopher Gore, David Humphreys, Benjamin L. Lear, and George Washington.
541 $cGifts and purchases,$d1901-2010.
545 0 $aSecretary to George Washington, businessman, and diplomat.
546 $aCollection material in English.
555 8 $aFinding aid available in the Library of Congress Manuscript Reading Room and at$uhttp://hdl.loc.gov/loc.mss/eadmss.ms011047
600 10 $aBainbridge, William,$d1774-1833.
600 10 $aBarron, Samuel,$dd. 1810$vCorrespondence.
600 10 $aBourne, Sylvanus,$d1761-1817$vCorrespondence.
600 10 $aCoxe, Charles D.$vCorrespondence.
600 10 $aGore, Christopher,$d1758-1827$vCorrespondence.
600 10 $aHumphreys, David,$d1752-1818$vCorrespondence.
600 10 $aLear, Benjamin L.$q(Benjamin Lincoln),$d1792-1832$vCorrespondence.
600 10 $aWashington, George,$d1732-1799.
600 10 $aWashington, George,$d1732-1799$vCorrespondence.
600 30 $aLear family.
610 20 $aPhiladelphia (Frigate)
650 0 $aDiplomatic and consular service, American$zAfrica, North.
650 0 $aDiplomatic and consular service, American$zDominican Republic.
651 0 $aAfrica, North$xForeign relations$zUnited States.
651 0 $aAfrica, North$xHistory$y1517-1882.
651 0 $aDominican Republic$xForeign relations$zUnited States.
651 0 $aDominican Republic$xHistory$yTo 1844.
651 0 $aUnited States$xForeign relations$zAfrica, North.
651 0 $aUnited States$xForeign relations$zDominican Republic.
651 0 $aUnited States$xHistory$yTripolitan War, 1801-1805.
656 7 $aBusinessmen.$2itoamc
656 7 $aDiplomats.$2itoamc
656 7 $aSecretaries.$2itoamc
852 $aLibrary of Congress$bManuscript Division$eWashington, D.C. 20540 USA$ndcu$uhttp://hdl.loc.gov/loc.mss/mss.home
856 4 $3Finding aid$uhttp://hdl.loc.gov/loc.mss/eadmss.ms011047
856 4 $3Finding aid (PDF)$uhttp://hdl.loc.gov/loc.mss/eadmss.ms011047.3