Cathcart family papers 1785-1962 1785-1806; 1830-1844

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Cathcart family papers 1785-1962 1785-1806; 1830-1844

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James Leander Cathcart (1767-1843) was a seaman, American consul to the Barbary States, and civil servant. He served as a sailor during the American Revolution, was captured first by the British, then by Algerian pirates in 1785 and was sold into slavery in Algeria. After his release from eleven years in captivity, he returned to the Barbary States as consul from the U.S. After his diplomatic service he worked as a clerk in the U.S. Treasury. His oldest son, Charles W. Cathcart (1800-1888) settled in Indiana in 1830 and became a farmer, land speculator and politically active Democrat. He served two terms in the House of Representatives and was appointed to the U.S. Senate. Collection consists of correspondence of James Leander Cathcart and other family members, genealogical notes and printed matter. Correspondence includes Cathcart's letters while a prisoner of and later emissary to the Barbary States, 1785-1806, and letters to his sons after their moves to the Michigan and Indiana Territories, 1827-1844. Also, genealogical information and printed matter concerning the Cathcart family.

.8 linear foot (3 boxes)

New York Public Library. Manuscripts and Archives Division

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SNAC Resource ID: 6313849

New York Public Library. Manuscripts and Archives Division

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Cathcart family

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James Leander Cathcart (1767-1843) was a seaman, American consul to the Barbary States, and civil servant. He served as a sailor during the American Revolution, was captured first by the British, then by Algerian pirates in 1785 and was sold into slavery in Algeria. After his release from eleven years in captivity, he returned to the Barbary States as consul from the U.S. After his diplomatic service he worked as a clerk in the U.S. Treasury. His oldest son, Charles W. Cathcart (180...

Cathcart, Charles William, 1809-1888

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Pickering, Thomas

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Eaton, William, 1927-

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O'Brien, Richard

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Cathcart, James L. (James Leander), 1767-1843

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Cathcart was U.S. consul at Tripoli, later at Madeira and Cadiz. From the description of ALS, 1799 July 14 : Tripoli in Barbary, to William Eaton, U.S. Consul, Tunis. (Copley Press, J S Copley Library). WorldCat record id: 14964122 Diplomat. From the description of James L. Cathcart papers, 1785-1817. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 70981112 American diplomat, American consul in Algeria when it declared war on the United States in May 1801, which forced h...