Simpson, James,  -1820. <br/><br/>
James Simpson letterbook, 1793-1797. 

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<br/><br/> Open to research. 
<br/><br/> Letterbook kept by Simpson while serving as U.S. consul in Gibraltar and Tangier, Morocco.  Letters relate primarily to naval affairs on the Barbary Coast, politics in North African states, and other matters of diplomatic and naval intelligence. Includes copies of letters to Simpson from Thomas Jefferson, Sulaymān, Sultan of Morocco, Jonathan Trumbull, George Washington, and others. 
<br/><br/><br/>British subject serving as U.S. consul in Gibraltar and Tangier, Morocco. 
<br/><br/><br/>Collection material in English. 
<br/><br/>Forms part of: Miscellaneous Manuscripts collection. 
<br/><br/><label>LCCN: </label>mm 99084484  
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Personal Names: </label><br/>Jefferson, Thomas, 1743-1826 --Correspondence.<br/>Sulaymān, Sultan of Morocco,  -1822. <br/>Trumbull, Jonathan, 1740-1809 --Correspondence.<br/>Washington, George, 1732-1799 --Correspondence.
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Corporate Names: </label><br/>United States. Navy --Foreign service.
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Topical Terms: </label><br/>Diplomatic and consular service, American--Africa, North--19th century.<br/>Military intelligence--United States--18th century.
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Geographic Terms: </label><br/>Africa, North--Politics and government--18th century.<br/>Barbary Coast--History.<br/>Gibraltar--Foreign relations--United States.<br/>Morocco--Foreign relations--United States.<br/>Tangier (Morocco)--History.<br/>United States--Foreign relations--Gibraltar.<br/>United States--Foreign relations--Morocco.
<br/><br/><label>Index Terms--Occupation: </label><br/>Consuls.