TY  - GEN
AU  - Lear,Tobias
TI  - Tobias Lear papers,
KW  - Bainbridge, William,
KW  - Barron, Samuel,
KW  - Bourne, Sylvanus,
KW  - Coxe, Charles D.
KW  - Gore, Christopher,
KW  - Humphreys, David,
KW  - Lear, Benjamin L.
KW  - Washington, George,
KW  - Lear family.
KW  - Philadelphia (Frigate)
KW  - Diplomatic and consular service, American
KW  - Africa, North
KW  - Dominican Republic
KW  - Foreign relations
KW  - United States
KW  - History
KW  - 1517-1882
KW  - To 1844
KW  - Tripolitan War, 1801-1805
KW  - Businessmen
KW  - itoamc
KW  - Diplomats
KW  - Secretaries
N1  - Open to research
N2  - 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
UR  - http://hdl.loc.gov/loc.mss/eadmss.ms011047
UR  - http://hdl.loc.gov/loc.mss/eadmss.ms011047.3
ER  -