Naval Historical Collection of Edward Lee Dorsett 1814-1926

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Naval Historical Collection of Edward Lee Dorsett 1814-1926

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Collector of naval history. Correspondence, congressional bills and reports relating to the United States Navy, photographs of the specifications for the (frigate), and printed matter concerning John Paul Jones, the Battle of Lake Erie, and the history of the navy collected by Dorsett. Constitution

150 items; 1 container; 0.4 linear feet

eng,

Library of Congress. Manuscript Division

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SNAC Resource ID: 6356904

Library of Congress. Manuscript Division

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