Title Page | Collection Summary | Biographical/Organizational Note | Scope and Content | Arrangement
Biographical Note
| Date | Event |
|---|---|
| 1772 | Born at Bally Castle, County Down, Ireland |
| 1797 | M. A., University of Glasgow, Glasgow, Scotland |
| 1797, May | Licensed to preach by the Presbytery of Bangor, Scotland |
| 1799 | Emigrated to the United States |
| 1801-1804 | Principal tutor, Kingston Academy, Ulster County, N.Y. |
| 1804 | Admitted to citizenship Became private secretary to John Armstrong, minister to France |
| 1808 | Designated consul pro tempore |
| 1810-1814 | Consul at Paris, France, and agent for prize cases |
| 1816 | Chorographical and Statistical Description of the District of Columbia. Paris : Printed and sold by Smith |
| 1819 | Published A Statistical, Political and Historical Account of the United States of America. Edinburgh: Printed for A. Constable and Co; .Philadelphia: T. Wardle; and [etc., etc.]. 3 vols. |
| 1820 | Published Bibliotheca America Septentirionalis. [Paris, L'imprimerie de Nouzou] |
| 1831 | Published Bibliotheca Americana. Paris |
| 1845, Oct. 9 | Died, Paris, France |