Dale, Richard,  1756-1826. <br/><br/>
Richard Dale papers, 1778-1918  (bulk 1778-1830). 

 - 7  items. 1  1  container plus  oversize. 1  microfilm reel. 0.6  linear feet. 
<br/><br/> Open to research. 
<br/><br/> Correspondence, commissions, mathematics notebook, and journal/logbook (1787-1789) kept on a voyage aboard a merchant ship to Canton, China, and to New Guinea.  Includes letterbook (1801-1802) of Dale's outgoing correspondence while in command of the USS President (Frigate) in the Mediterranean during the Tripolitan War; and letterbook of incoming correspondence (1780-1845) to Dale, to his son-in-law, Rear Admiral George C. Read, and to several others.  Correspondents include William Bainbridge, John Paul Jones, John P. Kennedy, Robert Smith, and Benjamin Stoddert. 
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<br/><br/><br/>Microfilm produced from originals in the Manuscript Division. <br/>Washington, D.C. : <br/>Library of Congress Photoduplication Service, <br/>1991. 
<br/><br/><br/>Naval officer; served with the British navy from 1776 to 1777 when he joined the Continental Navy, serving as first lieutenant to John Paul Jones on the Bonhomme Richard. 
<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.ms007038 
<br/><br/><label>LCCN: </label>mm 81056952  
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Personal Names: </label><br/>Bainbridge, William, 1774-1833 --Correspondence.<br/>Jones, John Paul, 1747-1792 --Correspondence.<br/>Kennedy, John Pendleton, 1795-1870 --Correspondence.<br/>Read, George C. 1787-1862 --Correspondence.<br/>Smith, Robert, 1757-1842 --Correspondence.<br/>Stoddert, Benjamin, 1751-1813 --Correspondence.
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Corporate Names: </label><br/>Bon Homme Richard (Ship)<br/>Great Britain. Royal Navy --Officers.<br/>President (Frigate)<br/>United States. Continental Navy --Officers.<br/>United States. Navy --History.<br/>United States. Navy --Officers.
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Topical Terms: </label><br/>Merchant ships--United States.<br/>Voyages and travels.
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Geographic Terms: </label><br/>Guangzhou (China)--Description and travel.<br/>Mediterranean Sea.<br/>New Guinea--Description and travel.<br/>United States--History--Naval operations.--Tripolitan War, 1801-1805<br/>United States--History, Naval.
<br/><br/><label>Index Terms--Occupation: </label><br/>Naval officers.<br/>Naval officers, British.