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Tripolitan War collection, 1804-1805.

Title: Tripolitan War collection, 1804-1805.

The Tripolitan War Collection, 1804-1805, includes two booklets containing details of courts-martial held in June 1804 on board the frigate Congress, bound for Tripoli. With William Eaton (1764-1811) acting as Judge Advocate and Capt. John Rodgers (1773-1838) presiding, the trials involved seamen and a midshipman from the frigate President, commanded by Samuel Barron ( -1810). The records consist of orders signed by Commodore Barron, a copy of a "mutinous" letter of complaint written by seaman Robert Quinn ( - ), and details of his and others' severe sentences for mutiny, desertion, and absence without leave. There is also a letter in Arabic, with Italian translation, written by Bashaw Caramalli Hamet ( - ) in 1805, and a letterbook kept by Commodore Samuel Barron, 17-30 August 1804, which contains mainly copies of letters pertaining to the American blockade of Tripoli, written by Barron, commander-in-chief, and James Simpson ( - ), American counsul in Tangier, to John Rodgers and James Barron (1768-1851), fellow commanders of American ships in Tangier Bay. The letters are a record of the watchful movements of the American navy during the blockade, the movements of Moorish warships, and the results of Simpson's diplomatic dealings with the Emperor of Morocco. The collection also includes a volume containing a quarter bill, 1804, for the U.S.S. Constitution under the command of Edward Preble (1761-1807). It is a list of crew members and their ranks.

ArchivalResource: 1 folder (5 items)

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