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Chauncey, Isaac, 1772-1840. Isaac Chauncey papers, 1801-1818.

Title: Isaac Chauncey papers, 1801-1818.

This collection holds official letters, letterbooks, and documents of the American naval commander Isaac Chauncey, who served during the Franco-American War, the War of 1812, and both Barbary Wars. The material largely concerns naval administration during Chauncey's command of the American navy in Lake Ontario and naval operations in the Mediterranean during the Second Barbary War.

ArchivalResource: 0.75 linear feet.

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/709684481 View

McLane, Allan, 1746-1829. Papers, 1775-1821.

Title: Papers, 1775-1821.

Correspondence, biographical notes, memoirs, military orders, accounts, memoranda, and miscellaneous documents, 1775-1821, of Allan McLane, principally relating to his service as an officer during the Revolutionary War, conflicts with other officers or officials, his duties as U.S. marshal and, later, collector for the state of Delaware, and his activities while in charge of the defenses of Wilmington during the War of 1812.

ArchivalResource: 3 v. (ca. 325 items)

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/58670957 View

Thomas Truxtun Papers, 1796-1885, (bulk 1796-1822)

Title: Thomas Truxtun Papers 1796-1885 (bulk 1796-1822)

United States Navy officer. Correspondence, property share, funeral announcement, and other printed matter relating to Truxtun's resignation from the United States Navy in 1802 and to his duties as sheriff of Philadelphia, Pa., also including an 1885 article on Truxtun's grandson, William Talbot Truxtun.

ArchivalResource: 18 items; 1 container; 0.2 linear feet

http://hdl.loc.gov/loc.mss/eadmss.ms008140 View

Porter, David, 1780-1843. Signed postal cover n.d.

Title: Signed postal cover n.d.

Signed postal cover, no date. Signatures of David Porter and Commodore Murray, Navy Yard, Philadelphia, PA.

ArchivalResource: 1 item ; 2 3/4 x 5 in.

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/46403353 View

John Shaw Papers, 1798-1895, (bulk 1810-1822)

Title: John Shaw Papers 1798-1895 (bulk 1810-1822)

Naval officer. Correspondence, journal, notebooks, reports, biographical data, and other papers relating primarily to Shaw's command of the New Orleans Naval Station and the Boston Navy Yard.

ArchivalResource: 1,200 items; 4 containers; 2 linear feet; 1 microfilm reel

http://hdl.loc.gov/loc.mss/eadmss.ms011181 View