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Warden, David Bailie, 1772-1845.

David Bailie Warden papers, 1800-1840. - 5,000 items. 28 containers. 6.4 linear feet. - Arranged in 2 series. Series 1: General Correspondence, 1800-1840; and Series 2: Miscellany, 1800-1835.

Open to research.

Correspondence, diaries, scientific notes and articles, business records, historical notes, and other papers relating chiefly to Warden's service as private secretary to John Armstrong, U.S. minister to France, (1804-1808), and later, as U.S. consul at Paris (1808-1814). Also includes material pertaining to Native Americans, the Caribbean, and geography and medicine.


Author, book collector, and diplomat.


Collection material in English and French.

Finding aid available in the Library of Congress Manuscript Reading Room and at http://hdl.loc.gov/loc.mss/eadmss.ms012085

LCCN: mm 81044594

Subjects--Personal Names:
Armstrong, John, 1758-1843.

Subjects--Topical Terms:
Diplomatic and consular service, American--France.
Geography.
Indians of North America.
Medicine.

Subjects--Geographic Terms:
Caribbean Area.
France--Foreign relations--United States.
United States--Foreign relations--France.

Index Terms--Occupation:
Authors.
Collectors.
Diplomats.