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Catalog Record: https://lccn.loc.gov/mm70052902
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 Daniel Todd Patterson, naval officer, were deposited in the Library of Congress in 1951 by the Naval Historical Foundation and converted to a gift in 1998. Additional deposits received between 1952 and 1989 were also converted to a gift in 1998.
The papers of Daniel Todd Patterson were arranged and described in 1970. The collection was expanded and revised in 1997, and the finding aid was revised in 2009.
The status of copyright in the unpublished writings of Daniel Todd Patterson is governed by the Copyright Law of the United States (Title 17, U.S.C.).
The papers of Daniel Todd Patterson 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.
Researchers wishing to cite this collection should include the following information: Container number, Daniel Todd Patterson Papers, Naval Historical Foundation Collection, Manuscript Division, Library of Congress, Washington, D.C.
The papers of Daniel Todd Patterson (1786-1839) span the years
1772-1927, with the bulk of the material dated between 1825 and 1835. The
collection consists of correspondence, journals, a letterbook, notebooks,
reports, photographs, and printed matter. An addition to the papers in 1995
includes correspondence, a list of officers, photographs and a portrait
drawing, and wills. The collection primarily concerns Patterson's duties in the
Mediterranean Squadron, as fleet captain and commander of the
The letterbook and journals document various aspects of Patterson's squadron's strategic and diplomatic mission in the Mediterranean. The letterbook contains copies of letters concerning piracy from Joseph Pulis, American consul in Malta, and David Offley, United States consul in Smyrna, Turkey. While commander of the squadron from 1832 to 1836, Patterson received letters from David Porter, United States chargé d'affaires in Turkey, and from Edward Livingston, United States minister to France. Livingston's letters document his negotiation with the French Chamber of Deputies for the payment of claims by American citizens for losses during the Napoleonic wars.
The letterbook, journals, and
correspondence reveal much about the routines and daily
problems of squadron command. Included among the correspondence are orders
dated 13 October 1826 prescribing the observance of funeral honors for
Presidents John Adams and Thomas Jefferson. Two volumes listing offenses and
punishments on board the
Material predating Patterson's Mediterranean service includes three
letters from Patterson to his brother-in-law, Robert E. Griffin, two written
while Patterson was serving on the
Prominent among Patterson's correspondents are William W. Bleecker, Landon N. Carter, William M. Crane, Charles H. Jackson, John H. Jarvis, George Minor, Charles Morris, Joseph J. Nicholson, John B. Nicolson, Hiram Paulding, Matthew C. Perry, Richard S. Pinckney, George C. Read, John Rodgers, Samuel L. Southard, and Richard Thomas.
This collection is arranged in four series:
Catalog Record: https://lccn.loc.gov/mm70052902
Letterbook and journals relating to duty aboard ships.
Arranged alphabetically.
Letters sent and received.
Arranged chronologically.
Ship records, reports, notebooks, and printed matter.
Arranged alphabetically.
Correspondence, list of officers, photographs, drawings, and wills.
Arranged alphabetically.