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TitleEdward Preble papersTypeMixed MaterialCollectionSubjectActon, John Francis Edward, 1736-1811--Correspondence. (LCSH)Bainbridge, William, 1774-1833--Correspondence. (LCSH)Barron, James, 1769-1851--Correspondence. (LCSH)Cathcart, James L. (James Leander), 1767-1843--Correspondence. (LCSH)Chauncey, Isaac, 1772-1840--Correspondence. (LCSH)Crowninshield, Jacob, 1770-1808--Correspondence. (LCSH)Davis, George--Correspondence. (LCSH)Decatur, Stephen, 1779-1820--Correspondence. (LCSH)Eaton, William, 1764-1811--Correspondence. (LCSH)Goldsborough, Charles W. (Charles Washington), 1779-1843--Correspondence. (LCSH)Higgens, William--Correspondence. (LCSH)Hull, Isaac, 1773-1843--Correspondence. (LCSH)Izard, Ralph 1785-1824--Correspondence. (LCSH)Jones, Jacob, 1768-1850--Correspondence. (LCSH)Lear, Tobias, 1762-1816--Correspondence. (LCSH)Preble, Ebenezer, 1757-1817--Correspondence. (LCSH)Preble, Henry, 1770-1825--Correspondence. (LCSH)Preble, Mary--Correspondence. (LCSH)Prince, James, active 1806--Correspondence. (LCSH)Rodgers, John, 1773-1838--Correspondence. (LCSH)Smith, Robert, 1757-1842--Correspondence. (LCSH)Stoddert, Benjamin, 1751-1813--Correspondence. (LCSH)Yūsuf Bāshā al-Qaramānlī, Ruler of Tripoli, -1838--Correspondence. (LCSH)Preble family (LCSH)United States. Navy. Mediterranean SquadronArgus (Brig)Constitution (Frigate)Essex (Frigate)John Adams (Ship)Philadelphia (Frigate)Pickering (Brig)Ranger (Sloop)Traveller (Smack)Ship's papers--18th century (LCSH)Ship's papers--19th century (LCSH)Tripoli (Libya)--History (LCSH)United States--History--Tripolitan War, 1801-1805 (LCSH)Naval officers. Notelanguage: Collection material in English, French, Italian, and Arabic.SummaryCorrespondence, diary, journals, account books, ships' papers and logbooks, muster rolls, signal books, family papers, and other material relating primarily to Preble's naval service. Includes Preble's journals (1803-1804) as commander of the U.S. Navy Mediterranean Squadron, flagship the USF Constitution, during the Tripolitan war; Isaac Chauncey's journal (1804 June 25- August 6) on the ship John Adams; logbooks and other records of the brig Argus, frigate Constitution, frigate Essex, ship John Adams, sloop Ranger, brig Pickering, and smack Traveller; and letter from officers of the frigate Philadelphia regarding its loss at Tripoli (1804)Family correspondents include Preble's wife, Mary, and brothers, Ebenezer and Henry. Other correspondents include John Francis Edward Acton, William Bainbridge, James Barron, James L. Cathcart, Isaac Chauncey, Jacob Crowninshield, George Davis, Stephen Decatur, William Eaton, Charles W. Goldsborough, William Higgens, Isaac Hull, Ralph Izard, Jr., Jacob Jones, Tobias Lear, James Prince, John Rodgers, Robert Smith, Benjamin Stoddert, and representatives of Yūsuf Bāshā al-Qaramānlī, ruler of TripoliOrigin Date(s)1680-1912 (bulk 1799-1809) Authorized Access PointPreble, Edward, 1761-1807 Edward Preble papersCollection ArrangementCollection Organization: Arranged in six series. Series 1: Letters Received, 1680-1809; Series 2: Letterbooks, 1793-1805; Series 3: Diary, 1803-1804; Series 4: Logbooks, 1799-1805; Series 5: Miscellany, 1798-1808; and Series 6: Addition, 1779-1912.