04200cpcaa2200733 a 4500 mm 79015388 DLC 20260227111654.0 cr ||||||||||| 790807|||||||||||| eng mm 79015388 ms 63000333 DLC dacs DLC DLC C lcmd Cathcart, James L. (James Leander), 1767-1843. James L. Cathcart papers, 1785-1817. 300 items. 3 containers. 1 microfilm reel. 1.2 linear feet. Open to research. Journals, letterbooks, and letter relating to the capture of the schooner Maria of Boston off the coast of Cape Saint Vincent, Portugal, by Algerians in 1785; Cathcart's subsequent eleven-year imprisonment in Algiers during which he became chief Christian secretary to the Dey of Algiers (1792); and his service as U.S. consul in Tripoli, Libya, Tunis, Tunisia, and Cádiz, Spain. Cathcart describes slaves, ships, and Americans captured by the Algerians; living conditions for Christian slaves; his role in negotiations for the release of Christian prisoners; culture and customs of Algiers; Ramadan; arrivals of ships; relations between Algiers and countries including the U.S.; and relations between the U.S. and France, Libya, and Tunisia. Correspondents include Thomas Appleton, William Eaton, George William Erving, James Madison, John Marshall, James Monroe, Richard O'Brien, Francisco Javier de Oms (marques de Castelldosrius), Timothy Pickering, and William Loughton Smith. Microfilm edition available, no. 19,571. Microfilm produced from originals in the Manuscript Division. Washington, D.C. : Library of Congress Photoduplication Service, 1987. 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.ms009015 Appleton, Thomas, 1763-1840 Correspondence. Eaton, William, 1764-1811 Correspondence. Erving, George William, 1769-1850 Correspondence. Madison, James, 1751-1836 Correspondence. Marshall, John, 1755-1835 Correspondence. Monroe, James, 1758-1831 Correspondence. O'Brien, Richard, approximately 1758-1824 Correspondence. Oms, Francisco Javier de, 1767-1842 Correspondence. Pickering, Timothy, 1745-1829 Correspondence. Smith, William Loughton, 1758-1812 Correspondence. Maria of Boston (Schooner) Prisoners, foreign Algeria. Ramadan. Slavery Algeria. Algeria Foreign relations United States. Algiers (Algeria) History. Algiers (Algeria) Social life and customs. France Foreign relations United States. Libya Foreign relations United States. Spain Foreign relations United States. Tunisia Foreign relations United States. Diplomatic and consular service, American Libya Tripoli. Diplomatic and consular service, American Spain Cádiz. Diplomatic and consular service, American Tunisia Tunis. United States Foreign relations 1789-1809. United States Foreign relations Algeria. United States Foreign relations France. United States Foreign relations Libya. United States Foreign relations Spain. United States Foreign relations Tunisia. Diplomats. itoamc Finding aid http://hdl.loc.gov/loc.mss/eadmss.ms009015 Finding aid (PDF) http://hdl.loc.gov/loc.mss/eadmss.ms009015.3 42155 42155