Thompson, Henry L. Papers 1837

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Thompson, Henry L. Papers 1837

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Letters, depositions, and statementsof charges gathered as evidence for anticipated trial of Henry L. Thomspon (d.1837), naval captain. Papers relate to charges against Thompson of behavior, including profanity,drunkenness, embezzlement of prize property, and tyranny. impolitic

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