Lear, Tobias,  1762-1816. <br/><br/>
Tobias Lear papers, 1790-1816. 

 - 70  items. 1  1  container plus  oversize. 0.2  linear feet. 
<br/><br/> Open to research. 
<br/><br/> Correspondence, 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. 
<br/><br/><br/>Secretary to George Washington, businessman, and diplomat. 
<br/><br/><br/>Collection material in English. 
<br/><br/> Finding aid available in the Library of Congress Manuscript Reading Room and at  http://hdl.loc.gov/loc.mss/eadmss.ms011047 
<br/><br/><label>LCCN: </label>mm 78029702  
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Personal Names: </label><br/>Bainbridge, William, 1774-1833. <br/>Barron, Samuel, -1810 --Correspondence.<br/>Bourne, Sylvanus, 1761-1817 --Correspondence.<br/>Coxe, Charles D.--Correspondence.<br/>Gore, Christopher, 1758-1827 --Correspondence.<br/>Humphreys, David, 1752-1818 --Correspondence.<br/>Lear, Benjamin L. 1792-1832 --Correspondence.<br/>Washington, George, 1732-1799. <br/>Washington, George, 1732-1799 --Correspondence.<br/>Lear family.
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Corporate Names: </label><br/>Philadelphia (Frigate)
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Topical Terms: </label><br/>Diplomatic and consular service, American--Africa, North.<br/>Diplomatic and consular service, American--Dominican Republic.
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Geographic Terms: </label><br/>Africa, North--Foreign relations--United States.<br/>Africa, North--History--1517-1882.<br/>Dominican Republic--Foreign relations--United States.<br/>Dominican Republic--History--To 1844.<br/>United States--Foreign relations--Africa, North.<br/>United States--Foreign relations--Dominican Republic.<br/>United States--History--Tripolitan War, 1801-1805.
<br/><br/><label>Index Terms--Occupation: </label><br/>Businessmen.<br/>Diplomats.<br/>Secretaries.