Yes, the dongle is showing up when I run lsusb command. Currently I am at work and I cannotget the ID but I know that it uses the MT7610U chipset driver. The drivers that I was attempting to use are the ones provided for Ubuntu on TP-Link's website.
After making my initial posting I discovered that the version of Ubuntu that the drivers are written for is for an older version of Ubuntu. I believe that the drivers on the website are for 14 and since I am running the latest version of Mate which is 18 I am thinking that this is my issue. I am currently in the process of attempting to reinstall Mate but this time run the older version 14.
I'll post back if I have more issues and I will also post back my success so that the next person can have an easier time.