Elliott, Jesse D. (Jesse Duncan), 1782-1845. Papers, 1824-1839.
Title:
Papers, 1824-1839.
Papers relating to Elliott's service as commander-in-chief of the U.S. Navy Mediterranean Squadron. Attested copies of general orders, circulars, and other letters from Navy Dept. officials to previous commanders of the Squadron (William Montgomery Crane, James Biddle, and Daniel T. Patterson) chiefly concerning discipline, pay, supplies, and reporting; correspondence among Elliott and officers of the squadron concerning ships' stores; records of a court-martial ordered by Elliott and documents of a complaint arising from it that resulted in his own court-martial; a list of marines on the U.S.S. Constitution, with the expiration dates of their enlistment; and miscellaneous letters to Elliott on naval matters. Persons represented include Charles Crillon Barton, William P.C. Barton, James Biddle, William Boerum, Thomas J. Boyd, John Branch, Thomas W. Brent, Oscar Bullus, John Colhoun, William Montgomery Crane, Aaron Ogden Dayton, Mahlon Dickerson, John N. Hambleton, Andrew Allen Harwood, John C. Holland, C.G. Hunter, Edward Livingston, James T. McDonough, Fred. A. Neville, David Offley, Daniel T. Patterson, George F. Pearson, David Porter, William D. Porter, William S. Ringgold, William J.H. Robertson, John Rodgers, Samuel L. Southard, Henry A. Steele, Andrew Stevenson, Sir John Stoddart, James M. Watson, Harry P.T. Wood, and Levi Woodbury.
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ca. 80 items ; 35 cm. or smaller.
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