Title Page | Collection Summary | Biographical/Organizational Note | Scope and Content | Arrangement
Collection Summary
| Title | James L. Cathcart papers, 1785-1817 |
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| Inclusive Dates | 1785-1817 |
| ID No. | MSS15388 |
| Creator | Cathcart, James L. (James Leander), 1767-1843 |
| Extent | 300 items |
| Extent | 3 containers |
| Extent | 1.2 linear feet |
| Extent | 1 microfilm reel |
| Language | Collection material in English |
| Location | Manuscript Division, Library of Congress, Washington, D.C. |
| Finding Aid Permalink | Cite or bookmark this finding aid as: https://hdl.loc.gov/loc.mss/eadmss.ms009015 |
| LCCN Permalink | LC Catalog record: https://lccn.loc.gov/mm79015388 |
| Summary | Diplomat. Journals and letterbooks relating chiefly to Cathcart’s capture (1785) by Algerians off Cape Saint Vincent, Portugal, while he served on the schooner Maria of Boston, his eleven-year captivity, and the successive offices he held while a prisoner, becoming chief Christian secretary to the Dey of Algiers (1792). The letterbooks relate to his later service as United States consul (1797-1817). |