Barclay, Thomas, 1728-1793

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Thomas Barclay (b. 1728, Strabane, Ireland–d. January 19, 1793, Lisbon Portugal) was a Philadelphia merchant, America’s first consul in France (1781–1787,) and the American diplomat who negotiated America’s first treaty with the sultan of Morocco in 1786. He was the first American diplomat to die in a foreign country in the service of the United States.

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contributorOf Note from Secretary of State Thomas Jefferson to President George Washington National Archives at College Park
referencedIn Letter from John Jay to Thomas Barclay [Consul General of the United States for the Kingdom of France] United States. National Archives and Records Administration
referencedIn Letter from John Jay to Thomas Barclay, Consul General of the United States for the Kingdom of France National Archives at College Park
creatorOf Barclay, Thomas, 1728-1793. Thomas Barclay papers, 1782-1791. Library of Congress
contributorOf Letter from Secretary of State Thomas Jefferson to President George Washington National Archives at College Park
referencedIn William Temple Franklin Papers, 1775-1819 American Philosophical Society
creatorOf Bodley family. Bodley family papers, 1773-1939. The Filson Historical Society
referencedIn Letter from Secretary of State Thomas Jefferson to President George Washington National Archives at College Park
referencedIn Letter from John Jay to Thomas Barclay [Consul General of the United States for the Kingdom of France] National Archives at College Park
referencedIn Benjamin Franklin Papers Part 6 -- Letters to Franklin, 1781-1782 American Philosophical Society
referencedIn Alliance (frigate). USS Alliance ledger, 1782-1783. Historical Society of Pennsylvania
referencedIn Note from Secretary of State Thomas Jefferson to President George Washington National Archives at College Park
referencedIn Benjamin Franklin Papers Part 13 -- Miscellaneous Franklin Materials, 1640-1791 American Philosophical Society
referencedIn Benjamin Franklin Papers Part 8 -- Letters to Franklin, 1783 December-1786 American Philosophical Society
referencedIn Memorandum from Secretary of State Thomas Jefferson to President George Washington National Archives at College Park
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correspondedWith Adams, John, 1735-1826 person
associatedWith Alliance (frigate) corporateBody
associatedWith Bodley family. family
correspondedWith Chaumont, Jacques-Donatien Leray de, 1725-1803 person
associatedWith Franklin, Benjamin, 1706-1790 person
associatedWith Franklin, Benjamin, 1706-1790 person
associatedWith Franklin, Benjamin, 1706-1790 person
correspondedWith Franklin, Benjamin, 1706-1790 person
associatedWith Franklin, Benjamin, 1706-1790 person
associatedWith Franklin, Benjamin, 1706-1790 person
associatedWith Franklin, William, 1731-1813 person
associatedWith Franklin, William, 1731-1813 person
correspondedWith Jay, John, 1745-1829 person
correspondedWith Jefferson, Thomas, 1743-1826 person
associatedWith Washington, George, 1732-1799 person
Place Name Admin Code Country
Republic of France 00 FR
Philadelphia PA US
Strabane GB
United States 00 US
Lisbon 14 PT
Kingdom of Morocco 00 MA
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Diplomatic and consular service, American
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Birth 1728

Death 1793-01-19

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