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Barron Family Papers, 1802-1841

Papers, 1802-1841, of Samuel Barron (1765-1810) and James Barron (1769-1851), officers in the United States Navy, consisting of papers, 1802-1805, of Samuel Barron during his service in the Mediterranean Squadron as commander of the U.S.S. Philadelphia and as squadron commander including requests from sailors; pay for marines; the U.S. frigates Philadelphia, Constitution, Congress, and President; serving in the Mediterranean; and U.S. relations with Tripoli and Tunisia. Also includes letters, 1807-1841, to James Barron regarding the U.S.S. Chesapeake; politics and the election of 1824; the U.S.S. Pennsylvania; the Philadelphia Naval Yard; gifts, naval matters, personal news, and a letter from John Floyd (1783-1837) to Commodore Jesse Elliot (1782-1845) requesting his pistols. Papers also include a letter, 31 May 1805, from Tobias Lear, U.S. Consul-General and Peace Commissioner, to Don Gerardo Joseph de Souza, Spanish Consul at Tripoli and Commissioner on behalf of the Bashaw of Tripoli, concerning an exchange of persons held by the United States and Tripoli.

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Barron Family Papers, 1802-1841

Barron Family

Papers, 1802-1841, of Samuel Barron (1765-1810) and James Barron (1769-1851), officers in the United States Navy, consisting of papers, 1802-1805, of Samuel Barron during his service in the Mediterranean Squadron as commander of the U.S.S. Philadelphia and as squadron commander including requests from sailors; pay for marines; the U.S. frigates Philadelphia, Constitution, Congress, and President; serving in the Mediterranean; and U.S. relations with Tripoli and Tunisia. Also includes letters, 1807-1841, to James Barron regarding the U.S.S. Chesapeake; politics and the election of 1824; the U.S.S. Pennsylvania; the Philadelphia Naval Yard; gifts, naval matters, personal news, and a letter from John Floyd (1783-1837) to Commodore Jesse Elliot (1782-1845) requesting his pistols. Papers also include a letter, 31 May 1805, from Tobias Lear, U.S. Consul-General and Peace Commissioner, to Don Gerardo Joseph de Souza, Spanish Consul at Tripoli and Commissioner on behalf of the Bashaw of Tripoli, concerning an exchange of persons held by the United States and Tripoli.

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