James L. Cathcart papers, (Record no. 42155)
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| 010 ## - LIBRARY OF CONGRESS CONTROL NUMBER | |
| LC control number | mm 79015388 |
| NUCMC control number | ms 63000333 |
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| Original cataloging agency | DLC |
| Description conventions | dacs |
| Transcribing agency | DLC |
| Modifying agency | DLC |
| 072 #7 - SUBJECT CATEGORY CODE | |
| Subject category code | C |
| Source | lcmd |
| 100 1# - MAIN ENTRY--PERSONAL NAME | |
| Personal name | Cathcart, James L. |
| Fuller form of name | (James Leander), |
| Dates associated with a name | 1767-1843. |
| 245 00 - TITLE STATEMENT | |
| Title | James L. Cathcart papers, |
| Inclusive dates | 1785-1817. |
| 300 ## - PHYSICAL DESCRIPTION | |
| Extent | 300 |
| Type of unit | items. |
| 300 ## - PHYSICAL DESCRIPTION | |
| Extent | 3 |
| Type of unit | containers. |
| 300 ## - PHYSICAL DESCRIPTION | |
| Extent | 1 |
| Type of unit | microfilm reel. |
| 300 ## - PHYSICAL DESCRIPTION | |
| Extent | 1.2 |
| Type of unit | linear feet. |
| 506 0# - RESTRICTIONS ON ACCESS NOTE | |
| Terms governing access | Open to research. |
| 520 8# - SUMMARY, ETC. | |
| Summary, etc. | Journals, letterbooks, and letter relating to the capture of the schooner Maria of Boston off the coast of Cape Saint Vincent, Portugal, by Algerians in 1785; Cathcart's subsequent eleven-year imprisonment in Algiers during which he became chief Christian secretary to the Dey of Algiers (1792); and his service as U.S. consul in Tripoli, Libya, Tunis, Tunisia, and Cádiz, Spain. Cathcart describes slaves, ships, and Americans captured by the Algerians; living conditions for Christian slaves; his role in negotiations for the release of Christian prisoners; culture and customs of Algiers; Ramadan; arrivals of ships; relations between Algiers and countries including the U.S.; and relations between the U.S. and France, Libya, and Tunisia. |
| 520 8# - SUMMARY, ETC. | |
| Summary, etc. | Correspondents include Thomas Appleton, William Eaton, George William Erving, James Madison, John Marshall, James Monroe, Richard O'Brien, Francisco Javier de Oms (marques de Castelldosrius), Timothy Pickering, and William Loughton Smith. |
| 530 ## - ADDITIONAL PHYSICAL FORM AVAILABLE NOTE | |
| Additional physical form available note | Microfilm edition available, |
| Order number | no. 19,571. |
| 533 ## - REPRODUCTION NOTE | |
| Type of reproduction | Microfilm produced from originals in the Manuscript Division. |
| Agency responsible for reproduction | Washington, D.C. : |
| -- | Library of Congress Photoduplication Service, |
| Date of reproduction | 1987. |
| 545 0# - BIOGRAPHICAL OR HISTORICAL DATA | |
| Biographical or historical data | Diplomat. |
| 546 ## - LANGUAGE NOTE | |
| Language note | Collection material in English. |
| 555 8# - CUMULATIVE INDEX/FINDING AIDS NOTE | |
| Cumulative index/finding aids note | Finding aid available in the Library of Congress Manuscript Reading Room and at |
| Uniform Resource Identifier | <a href="http://hdl.loc.gov/loc.mss/eadmss.ms009015">http://hdl.loc.gov/loc.mss/eadmss.ms009015</a> |
| 600 10 - SUBJECT ADDED ENTRY--PERSONAL NAME | |
| Personal name | Appleton, Thomas, |
| Dates associated with a name | 1763-1840 |
| Form subdivision | Correspondence. |
| 600 10 - SUBJECT ADDED ENTRY--PERSONAL NAME | |
| Personal name | Eaton, William, |
| Dates associated with a name | 1764-1811 |
| Form subdivision | Correspondence. |
| 600 10 - SUBJECT ADDED ENTRY--PERSONAL NAME | |
| Personal name | Erving, George William, |
| Dates associated with a name | 1769-1850 |
| Form subdivision | Correspondence. |
| 600 10 - SUBJECT ADDED ENTRY--PERSONAL NAME | |
| Personal name | Madison, James, |
| Dates associated with a name | 1751-1836 |
| Form subdivision | Correspondence. |
| 600 10 - SUBJECT ADDED ENTRY--PERSONAL NAME | |
| Personal name | Marshall, John, |
| Dates associated with a name | 1755-1835 |
| Form subdivision | Correspondence. |
| 600 10 - SUBJECT ADDED ENTRY--PERSONAL NAME | |
| Personal name | Monroe, James, |
| Dates associated with a name | 1758-1831 |
| Form subdivision | Correspondence. |
| 600 10 - SUBJECT ADDED ENTRY--PERSONAL NAME | |
| Personal name | O'Brien, Richard, |
| Dates associated with a name | approximately 1758-1824 |
| Form subdivision | Correspondence. |
| 600 10 - SUBJECT ADDED ENTRY--PERSONAL NAME | |
| Personal name | Oms, Francisco Javier de, |
| Dates associated with a name | 1767-1842 |
| Form subdivision | Correspondence. |
| 600 10 - SUBJECT ADDED ENTRY--PERSONAL NAME | |
| Personal name | Pickering, Timothy, |
| Dates associated with a name | 1745-1829 |
| Form subdivision | Correspondence. |
| 600 10 - SUBJECT ADDED ENTRY--PERSONAL NAME | |
| Personal name | Smith, William Loughton, |
| Dates associated with a name | 1758-1812 |
| Form subdivision | Correspondence. |
| 610 20 - SUBJECT ADDED ENTRY--CORPORATE NAME | |
| Corporate name or jurisdiction name as entry element | Maria of Boston (Schooner) |
| 650 #0 - SUBJECT ADDED ENTRY--TOPICAL TERM | |
| Topical term or geographic name entry element | Prisoners, foreign |
| Geographic subdivision | Algeria. |
| 650 #0 - SUBJECT ADDED ENTRY--TOPICAL TERM | |
| Topical term or geographic name entry element | Ramadan. |
| 650 #0 - SUBJECT ADDED ENTRY--TOPICAL TERM | |
| Topical term or geographic name entry element | Slavery |
| Geographic subdivision | Algeria. |
| 651 #0 - SUBJECT ADDED ENTRY--GEOGRAPHIC NAME | |
| Geographic name | Algeria |
| General subdivision | Foreign relations |
| Geographic subdivision | United States. |
| 651 #0 - SUBJECT ADDED ENTRY--GEOGRAPHIC NAME | |
| Geographic name | Algiers (Algeria) |
| General subdivision | History. |
| 651 #0 - SUBJECT ADDED ENTRY--GEOGRAPHIC NAME | |
| Geographic name | Algiers (Algeria) |
| General subdivision | Social life and customs. |
| 651 #0 - SUBJECT ADDED ENTRY--GEOGRAPHIC NAME | |
| Geographic name | France |
| General subdivision | Foreign relations |
| Geographic subdivision | United States. |
| 651 #0 - SUBJECT ADDED ENTRY--GEOGRAPHIC NAME | |
| Geographic name | Libya |
| General subdivision | Foreign relations |
| Geographic subdivision | United States. |
| 651 #0 - SUBJECT ADDED ENTRY--GEOGRAPHIC NAME | |
| Geographic name | Spain |
| General subdivision | Foreign relations |
| Geographic subdivision | United States. |
| 651 #0 - SUBJECT ADDED ENTRY--GEOGRAPHIC NAME | |
| Geographic name | Tunisia |
| General subdivision | Foreign relations |
| Geographic subdivision | United States. |
| 650 #0 - SUBJECT ADDED ENTRY--TOPICAL TERM | |
| Topical term or geographic name entry element | Diplomatic and consular service, American |
| Geographic subdivision | Libya |
| -- | Tripoli. |
| 650 #0 - SUBJECT ADDED ENTRY--TOPICAL TERM | |
| Topical term or geographic name entry element | Diplomatic and consular service, American |
| Geographic subdivision | Spain |
| -- | Cádiz. |
| 650 #0 - SUBJECT ADDED ENTRY--TOPICAL TERM | |
| Topical term or geographic name entry element | Diplomatic and consular service, American |
| Geographic subdivision | Tunisia |
| -- | Tunis. |
| 651 #0 - SUBJECT ADDED ENTRY--GEOGRAPHIC NAME | |
| Geographic name | United States |
| General subdivision | Foreign relations |
| Chronological subdivision | 1789-1809. |
| 651 #0 - SUBJECT ADDED ENTRY--GEOGRAPHIC NAME | |
| Geographic name | United States |
| General subdivision | Foreign relations |
| Geographic subdivision | Algeria. |
| 651 #0 - SUBJECT ADDED ENTRY--GEOGRAPHIC NAME | |
| Geographic name | United States |
| General subdivision | Foreign relations |
| Geographic subdivision | France. |
| 651 #0 - SUBJECT ADDED ENTRY--GEOGRAPHIC NAME | |
| Geographic name | United States |
| General subdivision | Foreign relations |
| Geographic subdivision | Libya. |
| 651 #0 - SUBJECT ADDED ENTRY--GEOGRAPHIC NAME | |
| Geographic name | United States |
| General subdivision | Foreign relations |
| Geographic subdivision | Spain. |
| 651 #0 - SUBJECT ADDED ENTRY--GEOGRAPHIC NAME | |
| Geographic name | United States |
| General subdivision | Foreign relations |
| Geographic subdivision | Tunisia. |
| 656 #7 - INDEX TERM--OCCUPATION | |
| Occupation | Diplomats. |
| Source of term | itoamc |
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| Materials specified | Finding aid |
| Uniform Resource Identifier | <a href="http://hdl.loc.gov/loc.mss/eadmss.ms009015">http://hdl.loc.gov/loc.mss/eadmss.ms009015</a> |
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| Materials specified | Finding aid (PDF) |
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