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Various. Thomas G. Thornton Papers, 1813-1816.

Title: Thomas G. Thornton Papers, 1813-1816.

Thomas G. Thornton was a U. S. Marshall, Distict of Maine; collection includes his correspondence and business papers. Collection also includes legal documents, correspondence, and miscellaneous papers pertaining to the privateers of Salem, MA, that visited or sent prizes to Maine ports during the War of 1812. The Ship America and the Brig Grand Turk are represented in these documents, which include the 1814 Articles of Agreement for the Ship America.

ArchivalResource: 1 box and 1 oversize item.

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/693952445 View

Crowninshield family. Papers, 1697-1909.

Title: Papers, 1697-1909.

Business, political, and personal papers, of members of the George Crowninshield (1723-1815) family, chiefly papers of his sons, John (1774-1842, ship captain and merchant), Jacob (1770-1808, ship captain, merchant, and U.S. representative from Massachusetts, 1803-1808), and Benjamin Williams (1772-1851, businessman, U.S. secretary of the navy, 1814-1818, and U.S. representative from Massachusetts, 1823-1831). Subjects include international trade as conducted from Salem, Mass., American naval history during the War of 1812, and the family firm, George Crowninshield & Sons.

ArchivalResource: 10 linear ft.

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/28415885 View

Crowninshield Family. Crowninshield Family Papers, 1697-1909.

Title: Crowninshield Family Papers, 1697-1909.

This collection of correspondence, business papers, family history, and photographs illustrate the business and personal activities of the Crowninshield Family.

ArchivalResource: 9 boxes (4.25 linear feet)

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/644553761 View

Chauncey, Isaac, 1772-1840. Letter books, 1805-1821.

Title: Letter books, 1805-1821.

Letterbooks containing copies of Cauncey's letters written while serving in various command positions throughout his career as a U.S. naval officer. Six volumes cover the following dates: July 14, 1805-Apr. 3, 1806 (88 p., 8 x 13 in.), Apr. 11, 1809-Sept. 21, 1812 (316 p., 10 x 16 in.), Aug. 27, 1813-July 1, 1814 (550 p., 8 x 10 in.), June 25, 1814-Mar. 17, 1815 (550 p., 7 x 10 in.), Apr. 1, 1817-Dec. 31, 1819 (500 p., 8 x 12 in.), and Jan. 1, 1820-Apr. 10, 1821 (215 p., 8 x 10 in.).

ArchivalResource: 6 v.

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/477023062 View

Bentley, William, 1759-1819. Letter, ca. 1804.

Title: Letter, ca. 1804.

An undated fragmentary letter ca. 1804 from Benjamin Crowninshield III, a student at the College of William and Mary. Crowninshield discusses the hospitality he has enjoyed in Williamsburg, especially from Bishop James Madison, president of the college. Crowninshield apparently studied with Bentley prior to going to William and Mary.

ArchivalResource: 1 item.

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/34052632 View

Crowninshield, Benjamin W. (Benjamin Williams), 1772-1851. Correspondence: Williamsburg, Virginia, with B. Lynde Oliver and William Pynchon Oliver, Salem Massachusetts, 1804.

Title: Correspondence: Williamsburg, Virginia, with B. Lynde Oliver and William Pynchon Oliver, Salem Massachusetts, 1804.

Dr. Benjamin Lynde Oliver writes to Benjamin Crowninshield at college in Williamsburg, inquiring about some friends and Bishop James Madison in particular. Crowninshield replies with the whereabouts of Oliver's friends, the condition and state of repair of the organ, and comments on prejudice, galvanism, and Newton's theory of light. William Pynchon Oliver writes to Crowninshield with information about Stephen Decatur's naval actions in Tripoli, discusses liberty, and comments on a story written by Crowninshield.

ArchivalResource: 5 leaves.

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/122487889 View

Isaac Chauncey papers 1801-1818 Chauncey, Isaac papers

Title: Isaac Chauncey papers 1801-1818 Chauncey, Isaac papers

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://quod.lib.umich.edu/c/clementsead/umich-wcl-M-1266cha?rgn=main;view=text View

Cook, John A., d. 1834. Papers of John A. Cook, 1812-1831.

Title: Papers of John A. Cook, 1812-1831.

Correspondence, logbook kept on board the U.S.S. Fox together with financial notes, copy of A New Atlas of the World (1822) by Jedidiah and Sidney E. Morse, and commission signed by James Madison. Correspondents include Benjamin Cooper, Benjamin W. Crowninshield, Isaac Hull, Otho Norris, Benjamin Thomas, Thomas Tingey, and Melancthon T. Woolsey.

ArchivalResource: 8 items.1 container.

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/77585608 View

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

Crowninshield, Benjamin Williams, 1772-1851. Letter, April 20, 1815.

Title: Letter, April 20, 1815.

Manuscript letter signed to Captain David Porter, April 20, 1815, transmitting his commission as Commissioner of the Navy as of February 28, 1815. Porter served in this capacity 1815-1823.

ArchivalResource: 1 item (1 p.)

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/18168831 View

Sawyer, Horace Bucklin, 1797-1860. Papers of Horace Bucklin Sawyer, 1812-1950.

Title: Papers of Horace Bucklin Sawyer, 1812-1950.

Correspondence and diaries ("Memorandum Books"), chiefly 1814-1856. Includes letterbooks (1813-1857, 1842-1859, 1855-1859) containing copies of incoming and outgoing letters, both official and personal, newspaper clippings, and sketches documenting Sawyer's experiences in the War of 1812; and diaries (1842-1858) recording Sawyer's observations on the Mexican War, political events in the U.S., revolutions in Europe, earthquakes in the West Indies, John Charles Frémont's court-martial, and other contemporary events. Includes some papers relating to other family members: notes of naval records and photos of George Augustus Sawyer (d. 1904), paymaster in the U.S. Navy; obituary of architect Philip Sawyer (d. 1949); and genealogical material. Correspondents include William Bainbridge, Henry E. Ballard, George Bancroft, Abijah Bigelow, Benjamin Crowninshield, Jefferson Davis, James C. Dobbin, Lawrence Kearny, Edmund P. Kennedy, John Y. Mason, Samuel S. Phelps, Joel R. Poinsett, Charles G. Ridgely, Winfield Scott, William S. Shaw, Samuel L. Southard, Charles Stewart, Isaac Toucey, Abel P. Upshur, and Gideon Welles.

ArchivalResource: 900 items.3 containers.1 linear ft.

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/78686454 View

Silsbee family papers, 1754-1907

Title: Silsbee Family Papers, 1637, 1754-1907.

The Silsbee Family Papers contain the personal papers, business papers, and shipping papers for four generations of Silsbees. The collection includes the shipping papers of Nathaniel Silsbee (1748-1791). It also includes the papers of: his sons, Nathaniel (1773-1850), William, and Zachariah; grandson Nathaniel (1804-1881) and; great-grandsons Nathaniel D. (b. 1830), William Edward, Francis Henry, George Z. and Edward Augustus.

ArchivalResource: 14.25 linear feet (22 boxes)

https://pem.as.atlas-sys.com/repositories/2/resources/162 View

John Gwinn Papers, 1815-1864, (bulk 1825-1849)

Title: John Gwinn Papers 1815-1864 (bulk 1825-1849)

Naval officer. Official and general correspondence, personal journals, commissions, printed matter, and miscellaneous material documenting Gwinn's career in the Navy before the Civil War.

ArchivalResource: 900 items; 3 containers; 2 linear feet

http://hdl.loc.gov/loc.mss/eadmss.ms010027 View

Crowninshield Family. Crowninshield Family Papers, 1697-1909.

Title: Crowninshield Family Papers, 1697-1909.

This collection of correspondence, business papers, family history, and photographs illustrate the business and personal activities of the Crowninshield Family.

ArchivalResource: 20 boxes (10 linear feet)

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/607318219 View

Mason, John, 1766-1849. Papers : of John Mason, 1790-1840.

Title: Papers : of John Mason, 1790-1840.

The collection contains letters to Clothworthy Birnie, inquiring about a female academy in Maryland, and financial problems of banks; to Benjamin W. Crowninshield, recommending someone for employment; to Brig. Gen. Henry Dearborn, about Major Melville's debt; to Thomson Francis Mason (1785-1838), about legal cases; to William Patterson & Sons, Baltimore, concerning a financial transaction; and to the trustees of Alexandria Museum donating artifacts. Also, includes a bill from Adam Lynn for goods delivered in 1796; a printed document, "Relative to the unchartered banks of the District of Columbia," 1817; a copy of "Recollections of John Mason," Mason family Bible records, and manuscript memoranda about Mason family portraits; and a 1790 military pass to travel within France.

ArchivalResource: 12 items.

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/30821574 View

Tompkins, Daniel D., 1774-1825. Letter : Albany, N.Y., to B.W. Crowninshield, 1815 Apr. 5.

Title: Letter : Albany, N.Y., to B.W. Crowninshield, 1815 Apr. 5.

Autograph letter signed. Signed by Tompkins, Governor of New York. Written to Benjamin Crowninshield, Secretary of the Navy. Letter recommends W. John Vanderbergh to an appointment as midshipman.

ArchivalResource: 1 item (1 p.)

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/80073816 View

William L. Clements Library. Oliver Hazard Perry papers, 1796-1969.

Title: Oliver Hazard Perry papers, 1796-1969.

The Oliver Hazard Perry papers contain Perry's naval and personal letters, as well as material related to members of the Perry family. The collection documents Perry's activities during the War of 1812, including his victory at Lake Erie and the ensuing controversy surrounding the conflict; his service in the Mediterranean; his final mission to Venezuela; and the reaction to his death. Also documented are Perry's father, Captain Christopher Raymond Perry (1761-1818); his brother, Commander Mathew Calbraith Perry (1794-1858); his wife, Elizabeth C. Mason Perry (1791-1858); and various other relatives.

ArchivalResource: 4 linear feet.

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/768166718 View

Cheves, Langdon, 1776-1857. Langdon Cheves papers, 1800-1967, bulk 1800-1844.

Title: Langdon Cheves papers, 1800-1967, bulk 1800-1844.

Letter, 21 May 1800, to George Robertson, Sr., Barnwell County, S.C., re lawsuit brought against Robertson by Mrs. Molsey Jones over the administration of Molsey Jone's estate; letter, 20 May 1815, Charleston, S.C., to B[enjamin] W[illiams] Crowninshield, Secretary of the Navy, Washington, D.C., re war record of the wounded Thomas Paine. Letters, 14 Apr. 1819, 2 Mar. 1819, 10 Nov. 1820, and 4 Dec. 1820, L. Cheves, President, Bank of United States, to various presidents of branch banks, re board resolutions, approval of his job performance, and decision making by local banks; letter, 1 Jan. l822, Philadelphia, Pa., to Nath[aniel] Silsbee, re Cheves' resignation as director; and letters, 1822-1830, Philadelphia, Pa., Charleston, S.C., and Savannah, Ga., to William Jones, re freedom and liberty, family news, and the sales of slaves identified by name. Letter, 19 Oct. 1829, Lancaster, Pa., to A. Bolmar, Philadelphia, Pa., re Langdon Cheves, Jr., and his preparation for college; letter, 15 Sept. 1830, Charleston, S.C., response to invitation to a States Rights dinner; letter, 16 Sept. 1830, from William Johnson, re states' rights dinner and opposition to nullification. Volume, 16 Oct. 1830, "Nile's Register," including correspondence of George Michael Troup, L. Cheves, and William Johnson, re nullification and a State Rights' dinner in Columbia, S.C.; letter, 15 Aug. 1831, Pendleton, S.C., to David James McCord, re nullification. Letter, 28 Nov. 1833, Beaufort, S.C., from John Milton Clapp, re a meteor shower and local events; letter, 26 Nov. 1844, re party politics and warning the Democratic Party against becoming associated with the Native American Party; also including obituary, 27 June 1857, including biographical sketch of Cheves; letter, 27 April 1967, Lancaster, Pa. from Dr. John L. Farmer, re information on Cheves and his residence during the period 1825-1830.

ArchivalResource: 32 items.

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/41069934 View

Crowninshield, Benjamin Williams, 1772-1851. Letters, 1815-1816.

Title: Letters, 1815-1816.

Collection contains letters discussing appointments in the U.S. Navy.

ArchivalResource: 2 items.

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/38065785 View

Frederick M. Dearborn collection of military and political Americana, Part I: The Revolution and the Administration, 1669-1958.

Title: Frederick M. Dearborn collection of military and political Americana, Part I: The Revolution and the Administration, 1669-1958.

Autograph letters and documents of American political and military leaders collected by Frederick Myers Dearborn.

ArchivalResource: 28 boxes (14 linear ft.)

http://id.lib.harvard.edu/ead/hou01499/catalog View

Rodgers, John, 1773-1838. John Rodgers papers, 1796-1908, bulk 1801-1836.

Title: John Rodgers papers, 1796-1908, bulk 1801-1836.

The John Rodgers papers contain naval Commander Rodger's professional correspondence from shortly before his first naval commission through the end of his career. The papers provide a wealth of information on nearly every aspect of Rodgers' career, from his blockading and diplomatic activities during the Barbary Wars through his brief tenure as Secretary of the United States Navy.

ArchivalResource: 1.5 linear feet.

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/759916811 View

Crowninshield, Benjamin Williams, 1772-1851. Benjamin Williams Crowninshield correspondence, 1823-1830.

Title: Benjamin Williams Crowninshield correspondence, 1823-1830.

ArchivalResource: 5 items.

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/79450046 View

Thorn, Herman. Herman Thorn court-martial proceedings, 1813-1843.

Title: Herman Thorn court-martial proceedings, 1813-1843.

Volume (138 pages) containing the proceedings of the court-martial (1816 March 4-30) of Thorn, purser in the U.S. Navy, for misallocation of funds; and pamphlets and other papers relating to disputes and duels between naval officers. Persons represented include Benjamin Williams Crowninshield.

ArchivalResource: 1 item.

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/70981049 View

Frederick M. Dearborn collection of military and political Americana, Part I: The Revolution and the Administration, 1669-1958.

Title: Frederick M. Dearborn collection of military and political Americana, Part I: The Revolution and the Administration, 1669-1958.

Autograph letters and documents of American political and military leaders collected by Frederick Myers Dearborn.

ArchivalResource: 28 boxes (14 linear ft.)

http://id.lib.harvard.edu/ead/hou01499/catalog View

Crowninshield, Benjamin W. (Benjamin Williams), 1772-1851. Correspondence: from John J. Frobel and Thomas Blanchard, 1804.

Title: Correspondence: from John J. Frobel and Thomas Blanchard, 1804.

John J. Frobel writes to Benjamin Crowninshield expressing his regrets at not being in Richmond to meet him, a friend of his nephew. Thomas Blanchard writes from Norfolk requesting an explanation concerning money missing from a letter delivered by Crowninshield to Mr. Newsum. He is concerned about Crowninshield's reputation and surmises that it may be a plot to ruin him because he is the first Yankee to enroll at the College of William and Mary.

ArchivalResource: 3 leaves.

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/122538554 View

Tompkins, Daniel D., 1774-1825. Letter : Albany, N.Y., to B.W. Crowninshield, 1815 Apr. 5.

Title: Letter : Albany, N.Y., to B.W. Crowninshield, 1815 Apr. 5.

Autograph letter signed. Signed by Tompkins, Governor of New York. Written to Benjamin Crowninshield, Secretary of the Navy. Letter recommends W. John Vanderbergh to an appointment as midshipman.

ArchivalResource: 1 item (1 p.) ; 25 cm.

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/52248571 View

Stevens, Thomas Holdup, d. 1841. Stevens family papers, 1810-1952.

Title: Stevens family papers, 1810-1952.

Correspondence and other papers of Thomas Holdup Stevens (1795-1841), Thomas Holdup Stevens II (1819-1896), and Thomas Holdup Stevens III (1848-1914), naval officers. Includes letters (1810-1815) of Thomas Holdup Stevens to Benjamin Crowninshield and Ralph Izard; letter (1816) of Daniel Stevens, adoptive father of Thomas Holdup Stevens, to Ebenezer Sage; letters (1844-1864) to Thomas Holdup Stevens II from John Y. Mason, C.R.P. Rodgers, and Lucius Waterman; biographical material; affidavit of Thomas Holdup Stevens, who commanded the U.S.S. Trippe at the Battle of Lake Erie (1813), concerning the conduct of Jesse D. Elliott in that battle; diagrams of the Battle of Lake Erie; pamphlet by Thomas Holdup Stevens II describing the wreck of the Marie Helena on Christmas Island (1848 January 4); typescript of "Hoisting the Flag in Honolulu" (1898 July) by Thomas Holdup Stevens III; photographs; newspaper clippings (1875-1920); and a copy of the Great Seal of the Confederate States.

ArchivalResource: 35 items.1 container.

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/71130884 View

Oliver Hazard Perry papers 1796-1969 1812-1819

Title: Oliver Hazard Perry papers 1796-1969 1812-1819

The Oliver Hazard Perry papers contain Perry's naval and personal letters, as well as material related to members of the Perry family. The collection documents Perry's activities during the War of 1812, including his victory at Lake Erie and the ensuing controversy surrounding the conflict; his service in the Mediterranean; his final mission to Venezuela; and the reaction to his death. Also documented are Perry's father, Captain Christopher Raymond Perry (1761-1818); his brother, Commander Mathew Calbraith Perry (1794-1858); his wife Elizabeth C. Mason Perry (1791-1858); and various other relatives, as well as genealogical records.

ArchivalResource: 4 linear feet

http://quod.lib.umich.edu/c/clementsead/umich-wcl-M-1391per?rgn=main;view=text View

War of 1812 mss., 1776-1879

Title: War of 1812 mss., 1776-1879

Consists of individual items acquired separately either as a gift or purchase from a variety of sources, relating to the War of 1812.

ArchivalResource: 3181 items

http://webapp1.dlib.indiana.edu/findingaids/view?doc.view=entire_text&docId=InU-Li-VAC1213 View

Derby Family. Derby Family Papers, 1716-1921.

Title: Derby Family Papers, 1716-1921.

Collection contains shipping, business, legal, and personal papers of Richard Derby (1712-1783), Elias Hasket Derby (1739-1799) and Elias Hasket Derby (1766-1826), John Derby (1741-1812), John Derby (1767-1831), Ezekiel H. Derby, Richard C. Derby (1777-1854), and Richard H. Derby (1844- ). Also includes records for the Alden, Brown, Freeman, Grafton, Johonnet, and Greenwood families.

ArchivalResource: 24 boxes, 18 v. (14 linear feet)

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/611104738 View

John Rodgers papers 1796-1908 1801-1836 Rodgers, John papers

Title: John Rodgers papers 1796-1908 1801-1836 Rodgers, John papers

The John Rodgers papers contain naval Commander Rodger's professional correspondence from shortly before his first naval commission through the end of his career. The papers provide a wealth of information on nearly every aspect of Rodgers' career, from his blockading and diplomatic activities during the Barbary Wars through his brief tenure as Secretary of the United States Navy.

ArchivalResource: 1.5 linear feet

http://quod.lib.umich.edu/c/clementsead/umich-wcl-M-2502rod?rgn=main;view=text View