Roberts, Edmund 1784-1836 creator mixed material monographic eng chi por spa 1,000 5 3 2 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. Open to research. Microfilm edition available, in part, no. 16,069. Microfilm produced from originals in the Manuscript Division. Washington, D.C. : Library of Congress Photoduplication Service, 1974. Merchant and diplomat. Collection material in English, with Chinese, Portuguese, and Spanish. Finding aid available in the Library of Congress Manuscript Reading Room and at http://hdl.loc.gov/loc.mss/eadmss.ms012093 A portion of the collection previously cataloged separately under Edmund Roberts commission in the Miscellaneous Manuscript collection. Dickerson, Mahlon 1770-1853 Correspondence Jackson, Andrew 1767-1845 Livingston, Edward 1764-1836 Correspondence Vail, Eugene A Correspondence Woodbury, Levi 1789-1851 Correspondence Roberts family Correspondence United States. Navy Foreign service Pacific Area Peacock (Sloop of war) Arts Asia Arts South America Diplomatic and consular service, American Asia Description and travel Asia Languages Asia Religion Asia Social life and customs Japan Foreign relations United States Muscat (Oman) History Oman Foreign relations United States South America Description and travel South America Languages South America Religion South America Social life and customs Thailand Foreign relations United States United States Foreign relations 1829-1847 United States Foreign relations Japan United States Foreign relations Oman United States Foreign relations Thailand United States Foreign relations Vietnam Vietnam Foreign relations United States Diplomats Merchants Roberts, Edmund, in the U.S. sloop-of-war Peacock ... during the years 1832-3-4 1784-1836 mm 73037960 hdl:loc.mss/eadmss.ms012093 hdl:loc.mss/eadmss.ms012093.3 http://hdl.loc.gov/loc.mss/eadmss.ms012093 http://hdl.loc.gov/loc.mss/eadmss.ms012093.3 Open to research. DLC 740201 20260227111614.0 mm 73037960