Roberts, Edmund,  1784-1836. <br/><br/>
Edmund Roberts papers, 1803-1905  (bulk 1832-1836). 

 - 1,000  items. 5  containers. 3  microfilm reels. 2  linear feet. 
<br/><br/> Open to research. 
<br/><br/> Official and family correspondence, journals, manuscript drafts of Roberts's book Embassy to the Eastern Courts of Cochin-China, Siam, and Muscat; in the U.S. Sloop-of-war Peacock, David Geisinger, Commander, During the Years 1832-3-4 (1837), diplomatic documents (1832-1836), legal and financial records, and miscellaneous items consisting chiefly of maps, drawings, and printed matter.  Documents Roberts's service as a special agent of the U.S. to negotiate treaties with Siam, Muscat, and Cochin China; the people, customs, languages, religions, and arts that he encountered in South America and Asia; and his difficulties in obtaining remuneration from Congress for expenses incurred during his voyages.  Includes photocopies of an 1835 commission signed by Andrew Jackson to negotiate a treaty with Japan.  Correspondents include Mahlon Dickerson, Edward Livingston, Eugene A. Vail, and Levi Woodbury. 
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<br/><br/><br/>Microfilm produced from originals in the Manuscript Division. <br/>Washington, D.C. : <br/>Library of Congress Photoduplication Service, <br/>1974. 
<br/><br/><br/>Merchant and diplomat. 
<br/><br/><br/>Collection material in English, with Chinese, Portuguese, and Spanish. 
<br/><br/> Finding aid available in the Library of Congress Manuscript Reading Room and at  http://hdl.loc.gov/loc.mss/eadmss.ms012093 
<br/><br/>A portion of the collection previously cataloged separately under Edmund Roberts commission in the Miscellaneous Manuscript collection. 
<br/><br/><label>LCCN: </label>mm 73037960  
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Personal Names: </label><br/>Dickerson, Mahlon, 1770-1853 --Correspondence.<br/>Jackson, Andrew, 1767-1845. <br/>Livingston, Edward, 1764-1836 --Correspondence.<br/>Vail, Eugene A.--Correspondence.<br/>Woodbury, Levi, 1789-1851 --Correspondence.<br/>Roberts family--Correspondence.
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Corporate Names: </label><br/>United States. Navy --Foreign service--Pacific Area.<br/>Peacock (Sloop of war)
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Topical Terms: </label><br/>Arts--Asia.<br/>Arts--South America.<br/>Diplomatic and consular service, American.
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Geographic Terms: </label><br/>Asia--Description and travel.<br/>Asia--Languages.<br/>Asia--Religion.<br/>Asia--Social life and customs.<br/>Japan--Foreign relations--United States.<br/>Muscat (Oman)--History.<br/>Oman--Foreign relations--United States.<br/>South America--Description and travel.<br/>South America--Languages.<br/>South America--Religion.<br/>South America--Social life and customs.<br/>Thailand--Foreign relations--United States.<br/>United States--Foreign relations--1829-1847.<br/>United States--Foreign relations--Japan.<br/>United States--Foreign relations--Oman.<br/>United States--Foreign relations--Thailand.<br/>United States--Foreign relations--Vietnam.<br/>Vietnam--Foreign relations--United States.
<br/><br/><label>Index Terms--Occupation: </label><br/>Diplomats.<br/>Merchants.