Simpson, James -1820 creator mixed material monographic eng 1 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. Open to research. Collection material in English. British subject serving as U.S. consul in Gibraltar and Tangier, Morocco. Forms part of: Miscellaneous Manuscripts collection. Jefferson, Thomas 1743-1826 Correspondence Sultan of Morocco Sulaymān -1822 Trumbull, Jonathan 1740-1809 Correspondence Washington, George 1732-1799 Correspondence United States. Navy Foreign service Diplomatic and consular service, American Africa, North 19th century Military intelligence United States 18th century Africa, North Politics and government 18th century Barbary Coast History Gibraltar Foreign relations United States Morocco Foreign relations United States Tangier (Morocco) History United States Foreign relations Gibraltar United States Foreign relations Morocco Consuls mm 99084484 Open to research. DLC 991001 20260227111728.0 mm 99084484