Thomas Barclay papers, 1782-1791.

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Thomas Barclay papers, 1782-1791.

Chiefly correspondence and commissions relating to the diplomatic service of Thomas Barclay as U.S. commissioner in Europe, U.S. consul general in France, and minister to the court of Morocco. Includes an Arabic manuscript relating to his service in Morocco. Correspondents include John Adams, Jacques-Donatien Leray de Chaumont, Benjamin Franklin, John Jay, and Thomas Jefferson.

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