- unitid
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{"value"=>"MssCol 494", "type"=>"local_call"}
{"value"=>"494", "type"=>"local_mss"}
- unittitle
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{"value"=>"Cathcart family papers"}
- unitdate
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{"value"=>"1785-1962", "type"=>"inclusive", "normal"=>"1785/1962"}
{"value"=>"1785-1806", "type"=>"bulk", "normal"=>"1785/1806"}
{"value"=>"1830-1844", "type"=>"inclusive", "normal"=>"1830/1844"}
- physdesc
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{"format"=>"structured", "physdesc_components"=>[{"name"=>"extent", "value"=>".8 linear foot (3 boxes)"}], "supress_display"=>true}
- date_inclusive_start
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1785
- date_inclusive_end
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1962
- origination
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{"value"=>"Cathcart family", "type"=>"famname"}
- bioghist
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{"value"=>"<p>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.</p>", "supress_display"=>true}
- arrangement
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{"value"=>"Four series: I. James Leander Cathcart Correspondence; II. Cathcart Family Correspondence; III. Genealogical Material; IV. Printed Matter", "supress_display"=>true}
- scopecontent
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{"value"=>"<p>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.</p>", "supress_display"=>true}
{"value"=>"<p class='list-head'>The Cathcart family papers are arranged in three series:</p>\n<ul class='arrangement series-descriptions'>\n<li><div class='series-title'><a href='/mss/494#c1103549'>James Leander Cathcart Correspondence</a></div>\n</li><li><div class='series-title'><a href='/mss/494#c1103552'>Cathcart Family Correspondence</a></div>\n</li><li><div class='series-title'><a href='/mss/494#c1103696'>Cathcart Family Letters (Addendum 80 M 17)</a></div>\n</li></ul>\n", "type"=>"arrangement"}
- acqinfo
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{"accession_number"=>"MSS 73M57"}
{"date"=>"1921", "source"=>"Cathcart, Paul H", "method"=>"Purchase and gift", "value"=>"Purchase and gift, Cathcart, Paul H, 1921"}
- altformavail
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{"value"=>"<p>Family papers, 1827-1844 and 1862-1866, available on microfilm; New York Public Library</p>"}
{"value"=>"<p>James L. Cathcart Papers, 1785-1806, available on microfilm; New York Public Library</p>"}
- keydate
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1785
- prefercite
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{"value"=>"Cathcart family papers, Manuscripts and Archives Division, The New York Public Library"}
- extent_statement
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.8 linear feet (3 boxes)
- abstract
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{"value"=>"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.", "generated"=>true}
- date_start
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1785
- date_end
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1962
- date_bulk_start
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1785
- date_bulk_end
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1806