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Catalog Record: https://lccn.loc.gov/mm81056952
Collection material in English
The following terms have been used to index the description of this collection in the LC Catalog. They are grouped by name of person or organization, by subject or location, and by occupation and listed alphabetically.
The papers of Richard Dale, British and American naval officer, were deposited in the Library of Congress in 1976 by the Naval History Division. The 1801 letter written by Dale to Eaton was purchased by the Library in 1917.
The status of copyright in the unpublished writings of Richard Dale is governed by the Copyright Law of the United States (Title 17, U.S.C.).
The papers of Richard Dale are open to research. Researchers are advised to contact the Manuscript Reading Room prior to visiting. Many collections are stored off-site and advance notice is needed to retrieve these items for research use.
A microfilm on one reel was made of the 1787-1789 ship's journal. Consult a reference librarian in the Manuscript Division concerning availablity for purchase or interlibrary loan.
Researchers wishing to cite this collection should include the following information: Container number, Richard Dale Papers, Manuscript Division, Library of Congress, Washington, D.C.
The papers of Richard Dale (1756-1826) span the years 1778 to 1918 with the bulk of the material dating from the 1770s to the 1820s. The papers consist of correspondence, commissions, a mathematics notebook kept while Dale was in Mill Prison, Plymouth, England, a journal/log of a voyage aboard a merchant ship to Canton, China, and New Guinea, 1787-1789 (available on microfilm), and a license and an appointment paper of two of Dale's descendants.
Dale was born in 1756 near Norfolk, Virginia. He served with the
British Navy, 1776-1777, but joined the colonial cause in 1777. He served as
John Paul Jones's first lieutenant on the
This collection is arranged alphabetically by type of material.
Catalog Record: https://lccn.loc.gov/mm81056952
Available on microfilm. Shelf no. 20,499