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Collection SummaryTitle: Papers of Edward PrebleSpan Dates: 1680-1912 Bulk Dates: (bulk 1799-1809) ID No.: MSS36814 Creator: Preble, Edward, 1761-1807 Extent: 5,000 items; 58 containers; 8.6 linear feet; 1 microfilm reel Language: Collection material in English, Arabic, French, and Italian. Repository: Manuscript Division, Library of Congress, Washington, D.C. Abstract: United States naval officer. Correspondence, diary, journals, account books, ships' papers and logbooks, muster rolls, signal books, family papers, and other material relating primarily to Preble's naval service. Selected Search TermsThe following terms have been used to index the description of this collection in the Library's online catalog. They are grouped by name of person or organization, by subject or location, and by occupation and listed alphabetically therein. Personal Names Acton, John Francis Edward, 1736-1811--Correspondence. Bainbridge, William, 1774-1833--Correspondence. Barron, James, 1769-1851--Correspondence. Cathcart, James L. (James Leander), 1767-1843--Correspondence. Chauncey, Isaac, 1772-1840--Correspondence Crowninshield, Jacob, 1770-1808--Correspondence. Davis, George--Correspondence. Decatur, Stephen, 1779-1820--Correspondence. Eaton, William, 1764-1811--Correspondence. Goldsborough, Charles W. (Charles Washington), 1779-1843--Correspondence. Higgens, William--Correspondence. Hull, Isaac, 1773-1843--Correspondence. Izard, Ralph, 1785-1824--Correspondence. Jones, Jacob, 1768-1850--Correspondence. Lear, Tobias, 1762-1816--Correspondence. Preble family. Preble, Ebenezer, 1757-1871--Correspondence. Preble, Edward, 1761-1807. Preble, Henry, 1770-1825--Correspondence. Preble, Mary--Correspondence. Prince, James, fl. 1806--Correspondence. Rodgers, John, 1773-1838--Correspondence. Smith, Robert, 1757-1842--Correspondence. Stoddert, Benjamin, 1751-1813--Correspondence. Yūsuf Bāshā al-Qaramānlī, Ruler of Tripoli, d. 1838--Correspondence. Organizations Argus (Brig) Constitution (Frigate) Essex (Frigate) John Adams (Ship) Philadelphia (Frigate) Pickering (Brig) Ranger (Sloop) Traveller (Smack) United States. Navy. Mediterranean Squadron. Subjects Ship's papers--18th century. Ship's papers--19th century. Locations Tripoli (Libya)--History. United States--History--Tripolitan War, 1801-1805. Related Names Chauncey, Isaac, 1772-1840. Journal of Isaac Chauncey (1804). Occupations Naval officers. Administrative InformationProvenance:The papers of Edward Preble, United States naval officer, were purchased by the Library of Congress in 1902 from Dodd Mead and Co. of New York. Additions were received as gifts from Dundas Preble Tucker and others between 1929 and 1979. Processing History:The papers of Edward Preble were arranged and described in 1963. The collection was expanded and revised in 1985 and the finding aid revised in 2007. The acquisition of the Edward Preble Papers is noted and very briefly described in the Library of Congress Annual Report for 1903 on page 21. The 1905 Annual Report (p. 53) mentioned that a first calendar of the Preble collection was ready for printing that year. The calendar was never published and remains in card index form in the Manuscript Division. A more complete and definitive published description of the Preble Papers is contained in the Library of Congress Handbook (1918), pp. 340, 341; on page 485, mention is made of the Constitution logbook in the collection. Copyright Status:The status of copyright in the unpublished writings of Edward Preble is governed by the Copyright Law of the United States (Title 17, U.S.C.). Microfilm:A microfilm edition of the log-book (1803-1804) of the frigate Constitution is available on one reel. Consult a reference librarian in the Manuscript Division concerning availability for purchase or interlibrary loan. Preferred Citation:Researchers wishing to cite this collection should include the following information: Container number, Edward Preble Papers, Manuscript Division, Library of Congress, Washington, D.C. Biographical Note
Scope and Content NoteThe papers of Edward Preble (1761-1807) consist of fifty-seven volumes and include correspondence, journals and accounts, early signal books, ships' papers and logs, as well as contemporary transcripts of logbooks and account books. The papers span the years 1680-1809, with the bulk of the items concenntrated in the period 1799-1809. Some of the ships' papers and logs relate to such United States vessels as the Argus (Brig), Constitution (Frigate), Essex (Frigate), John Adams (Ship), Pickering (Brig), Ranger (Sloop), and Traveller (Smack). The papers are in English, Arabic, French, and Italian and are organized into the following series: Letters Received, Letterbooks, Diary, Logbooks, Miscellany, and an Addition. A considerable number of volumes in the collection include Preble's letters to and from superior or subordinate officers or with officials of the Navy Department. Also included is a letter from the officers of the ill-fated Philadelphia (Frigate), absolving Preble of any blame and describing the loss of that ship at Tripoli. In addition to these letters, there are Preble's own journals noting events of the years 1803 and 1804, the fitting out of the Constitution (Frigate) at Portsmouth, and an account of his naval squadron's maneuvers and actions in Mediterranean waters. There are also notes relating to various naval officers and others whom he met during his cruise. Among Preble's correspondents were 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, and Benjamin Stoddert. A number of notes are from the representative of the Pasha of Tripoli, Yūsuf Bāshā al-Qaramānlī. The Addition to the Edward Preble Papers spans the years 1779-1912 and contains correspondence, typescripts from a logbook Preble kept of his experiences on the John Adams (Ship), a memorandum book dated 1803-1806, and miscellaneous material relating to Preble's life and career. Principal correspondents include his wife Mary Preble and brothers Ebenezer Preble and Henry Preble. Additional GuidesA calendar of the Preble collection in card index form is available in the Manuscript Reading Room Arrangement of the PapersThis collection is arranged in six series:
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