| Title | Sylvanus Bourne papers, 1775-1859 |
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| Span Dates | 1775-1859 |
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| Bulk Dates | (bulk 1800-1815) |
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| ID No. | MSS13367 |
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| Creator | Bourne, Sylvanus,
1761-1817 |
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| Extent | 4100 items ; 39 containers ; 6.6 linear feet |
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| Language | Collection material in
English and
French |
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| Location | Manuscript Division, Library of Congress, Washington, D.C. |
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| Summary | Massachusetts
businessman and United States consul in Santo Domingo (1790-1791) and in
Amsterdam, the Netherlands (1794-1817). Drafts and photocopies of Bourne’s
personal and diplomatic correspondence, business and commercial papers, a
scrapbook, and account books. Consists primarily of correspondence relating to
commerce between the United States and European countries, primarily France and
Great Britain, and United States foreign relations and politics. Other material
concerns Bourne’s business in Massachusetts and the Bourne family. |
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| Finding Aid Permalink | Cite or bookmark this finding aid as:
http://hdl.loc.gov/loc.mss/eadmss.ms009055 |
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| LCCN Permalink | LC Online Catalog record for this collection:
http://lccn.loc.gov/mm79013367 |
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