Dale, Richard 1756-1826 creator mixed material monographic eng 7 1 1 1 0.6 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. Open to research. Microfilm edition of journal/logbook available, no. 20,499. Microfilm produced from originals in the Manuscript Division. Washington, D.C. : Library of Congress Photoduplication Service, 1991. 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. Collection material in English. Finding aid available in the Library of Congress Manuscript Reading Room and at http://hdl.loc.gov/loc.mss/eadmss.ms007038 Bainbridge, William 1774-1833 Correspondence Jones, John Paul 1747-1792 Correspondence Kennedy, John Pendleton 1795-1870 Correspondence Read, George C. (George Campbell) 1787-1862 Correspondence Smith, Robert 1757-1842 Correspondence Stoddert, Benjamin 1751-1813 Correspondence Bon Homme Richard (Ship) Great Britain. Royal Navy Officers President (Frigate) United States. Continental Navy Officers United States. Navy History United States. Navy Officers Merchant ships United States Voyages and travels Guangzhou (China) Description and travel Mediterranean Sea New Guinea Description and travel United States History Tripolitan War, 1801-1805 Naval operations United States History, Naval Naval officers Naval officers, British mm 81056952 hdl:loc.mss/eadmss.ms007038 hdl:loc.mss/eadmss.ms007038.3 http://hdl.loc.gov/loc.mss/eadmss.ms007038 http://hdl.loc.gov/loc.mss/eadmss.ms007038.3 Open to research. DLC 820107 20260227111709.0 mm 81056952