Isaac Chauncey letters 1817-1839

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Isaac Chauncey letters 1817-1839

http://archives.nypl.org/mss/8419

Two letters to Benjamin Williams Crowninshield, Secretary of the Navy from the USS Washington (1817). Three letters sent while Chauncey served as Commandant of the New York Naval Shipyard.

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New York Public Library. Manuscripts and Archives Division

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New York Public Library. Manuscripts and Archives Division

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Chauncey, Isaac, 1772-1840

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Isaac Chauncey was a U.S. naval officer from Connecticut who commanded the naval forces on Lake Ontario during the War of 1812. From the description of Isaac Chauncey letter to Henry Dearborn, 1812 September 8. (Rhinelander District Library). WorldCat record id: 769136866 United States naval officer who served successively in various commands including the brig "Hornet", the U.S. Navy yard in New York City, Chief of the naval forces on Lakes Ontario and Erie, the U.S.S. "Was...