TY  - GEN
AU  - Cathcart,James L.
TI  - James L. Cathcart papers,
KW  - Appleton, Thomas,
KW  - Eaton, William,
KW  - Erving, George William,
KW  - Madison, James,
KW  - Marshall, John,
KW  - Monroe, James,
KW  - O'Brien, Richard,
KW  - Oms, Francisco Javier de,
KW  - Pickering, Timothy,
KW  - Smith, William Loughton,
KW  - Maria of Boston (Schooner)
KW  - Prisoners, foreign
KW  - Algeria
KW  - Ramadan
KW  - Slavery
KW  - Diplomatic and consular service, American
KW  - Libya
KW  - Tripoli
KW  - Spain
KW  - Cádiz
KW  - Tunisia
KW  - Tunis
KW  - Foreign relations
KW  - United States
KW  - Algiers (Algeria)
KW  - History
KW  - Social life and customs
KW  - France
KW  - 1789-1809
KW  - Diplomats
KW  - itoamc
N1  - Open to research; Microfilm edition available; no. 19,571; Microfilm produced from originals in the Manuscript Division; Washington, D.C.; Library of Congress Photoduplication Service; 1987
N2  - 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
UR  - http://hdl.loc.gov/loc.mss/eadmss.ms009015
UR  - http://hdl.loc.gov/loc.mss/eadmss.ms009015.3
ER  -