03151cpcaa2200577 4500 mm 78029702 DLC 20260227111625.0 cr ||||||||||| 781030|||||||||||| eng mm 78029702 ms 68002048 DLC dacs DLC DLC C lcmd Lear, Tobias, 1762-1816. Tobias Lear papers, 1790-1816. 70 items. 1 container plus 1 oversize. 0.2 linear feet. Open to research. 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. Secretary to George Washington, businessman, and diplomat. Collection material in English. Finding aid available in the Library of Congress Manuscript Reading Room and at http://hdl.loc.gov/loc.mss/eadmss.ms011047 Bainbridge, William, 1774-1833. Barron, Samuel, -1810 Correspondence. Bourne, Sylvanus, 1761-1817 Correspondence. Coxe, Charles D. Correspondence. Gore, Christopher, 1758-1827 Correspondence. Humphreys, David, 1752-1818 Correspondence. Lear, Benjamin L. (Benjamin Lincoln), 1792-1832 Correspondence. Washington, George, 1732-1799. Washington, George, 1732-1799 Correspondence. Lear family. Philadelphia (Frigate) Diplomatic and consular service, American Africa, North. Diplomatic and consular service, American Dominican Republic. Africa, North Foreign relations United States. Africa, North History 1517-1882. Dominican Republic Foreign relations United States. Dominican Republic History To 1844. United States Foreign relations Africa, North. United States Foreign relations Dominican Republic. United States History Tripolitan War, 1801-1805. Businessmen. itoamc Diplomats. itoamc Secretaries. itoamc Finding aid http://hdl.loc.gov/loc.mss/eadmss.ms011047 Finding aid (PDF) http://hdl.loc.gov/loc.mss/eadmss.ms011047.3 39935 39935