Rodgers family papers, 1791-1885 bulk 1800-1830.

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Rodgers family. Rodgers family papers, 1791-1885 bulk 1800-1830.

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Rodgers family papers, 1791-1885 bulk 1800-1830.

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http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/122365009

Abstract

This collection contains more than seventy volumes of records pertaining to John Rodgers's naval career, including correspondence, general orders, requisition books, and ships' logs. Similar records highlight the careers of Commodore Matthew C. Perry, Rear Admiral John Rodgers, Rear Admiral Frederick Rodgers, Rear Admiral John Augustus Rodgers, Captain George Washington Rodgers, Commodore John D. Henley, naval Purser Henry Denison, and Midshipman Frederick Rodgers. Civil Engineer and Civil War Colonel Robert Smith Rodgers is represented by diaries, accounts, and correspondence. A handful of personal papers concern other members of the extended Rodgers family, including Minerva (Denison) Rodgers, Sarah (Perry) Rodgers, Julia (Slidell) Rodgers, John Slidell, Jane (Slidell) Perry, and Louisa Rodgers.

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2 boxes, 157 vols., (12.25 linear ft.)

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Historical Society of Pennsylvania

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SNAC Resource ID: 6691386

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Rodgers, Frederick, 1842-1917

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Frederick W. Rodgers was a rear admiral in the U.S. Navy. From the description of Naval order, August 1, 1898. (Naval War College). WorldCat record id: 733310781 Biographical Note 1842, Oct. 3 Born, Harve de Grace, Md. 1857 1861 Midshipman, U...

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Independence (Ship : 1814-1913)

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Merchant vessel, out of New York, N.Y., mastered by F.D. Haskell on voyage 16 Oct. 1856-15 Feb. 1858; built at Phippsburg, Me. From the description of Logbook, 1856 Oct. 16-1858 Feb. 15. (Old Dartmouth Historical Society Library). WorldCat record id: 70972437 ...

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Rodgers, George Washington, 1822-1863

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Levant (Ship : 1831-1855)

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Dahlgren, John Adolphus Bernard, 1809-1870

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Rodgers, Henry, -1854

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Denison, Henry, 1782-1822

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United States. Navy. Mediterranean Squadron

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Rodgers, Frederick, 1811-1828

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Henley, Elizabeth, 1788-1840

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Philadelphia Naval Yard (Philadelphia, Pa.)

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Wadsworth, Louisa, 1786-

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Denison, Ezra, -1799

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Rodgers family.

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ohn Rodgers, born in Maryland in 1773, entered the United States Navy in 1798 as a lieutenant. He was soon promoted to captain and later became a commodore. Rodgers's distinguished naval career lasted more than forty years and included service during the Tripolitan War, the War of 1812, and more than two decades of service on the Board of Navy Commissioners, of which he was president. Three of his sons, Frederick, Henry, and John, followed him into the navy, as did several of his grandsons and g...

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United States. Board of Navy Commissioners

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Allen, William Henry, 1784-1813

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William Henry Allen, U.S. Naval officer and son of General William Allen. He was appointed midshipman in the U.S. Navy in 1800 and served on the "George Washington," "John Adams," "Congress," and "Constitution" before joining, as a third lieutenant, the "Chesapeake" shortly before its surrender to the British ship "Leopard" in 1807. Allen was appointed first lieutenant of the "United States" in 1809, and given command of the sloop "Argus" in 1813. He was badly wounded in an action with the Briti...

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Wadsworth, Alexander S. (Alexander Scammel), 1790-1851

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U.S. Navy officer; first lieutenant on board U.S.S. Constitution during the War of 1812. From the description of Copy of a letter written by Alexander S. Wadsworth, 1812 Aug. 31. (Maine Historical Society Library). WorldCat record id: 213410416 ...

Vesuvius (Ship).

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Rodgers, John, 1812-1882

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American naval officer. From the description of Autograph note signed : Alexandria, to General McDowell, 1862 Apr. 3. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 270656128 From the description of Letter signed : Mare Island, California, to Mr. Fletcher, Inspector of Machinery afloat, 1873 Dec. 17. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 270656131 John Rodgers, Jr., United States naval officer. Rodgers was born near Havre De Grace, Maryland, on August 8, 1812. The son of Comm...

United States. Navy. Court martial (Carpender: 1826)

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Rodgers, Minerva Denison, 1784-1877

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Cumberland (Ship)

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Warren (Sloop of war)

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North Carolina (Ship of the line)

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Despatch (Ship)

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Perry, Jane Slidell, 1797-1879.

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Slidell, John B.

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Constellation (Frigate)

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Perry, Matthew Calbraith, 1794-1858

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American naval officer, led U.S. Naval Expedition to Japan and negotiated treaty of peace and commerce, 1852-1854. From the description of ALS : Sharon Springs, N.Y., to Robert Ward Johnson 1836 Aug. 7. (Rosenbach Museum & Library). WorldCat record id: 122586021 Naval officer and commander-in-chief of negotiations with the Japanese for the treaty signed between the United States and Japan in l854. From the description of Matthew Calbraith Perry papers, 1839-1...

Rodgers, Sarah Perry, 1818-

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Perry, Oliver Hazard, 1817-1864

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Cleveland, Ohio, resident. From the description of Oliver Hazard Perry diary, Sept.-Oct. 1852. (University of Michigan). WorldCat record id: 81950709 From the description of Oliver Hazard Perry diary, Sept.-Oct. 1852. (University of Michigan). WorldCat record id: 34421940 ...

Maryland (Ship)

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Whaling vessel, out of New Bedford, Mass., mastered by J. Folger; owner-agent: Samuel Rodman & Co. From the description of Log/journal, 1821 May 2-1824 Nov. 5 [microform]. (Nantucket Hist Association). WorldCat record id: 71013838 ...

Rodgers, Robert Slidell.

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Rodgers, John, 1773-1838

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U.S. Naval officer. From the description of Letter, 1812, Jan. 6 : Newport, Rhode Island, to William P.C. Barton. (Duke University). WorldCat record id: 34992827 President of the United States Board of Navy Commissioners. From the description of Letters, 1818-1831. (Portsmouth Athenaeum Library & Museum). WorldCat record id: 70926243 John Rodgers was born in Maryland in 1773. He joined the Navy in the 1790s and served in the Quasi War with France, th...

Dolphin (Ship)

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Congress (Frigate : 1794-1834)

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Denison, Gideon, 1753-1799

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Merchant; resident of Sion Hill, Md. From the description of Gideon Denison letterbooks, 1789-1794. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 79424057 Gideon Denison (1753-1799), trader and plantation owner of Savannah, Georgia; his son Henry Denison (1782-1822) of Havre de Grace, Maryland. From the description of Gideon Denison family papers, 1791-1802. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 38476168 ...

Rodgers, John Augustus, 1848-1933

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Revenge (Ship).

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St. Mary's (Ship).

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Falcon (Ship)

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Whaling vessel; out of New Bedford, Mass., mastered by Freeman Richmond on voyage from 17 July 1843-23 May 1846 to the Tristan, French Rock, Coast of Kamchatka, and Brazil Banks whaling grounds; owner-agent: Wilcox & Richmond; built at Medford, Mass., 1817. From the description of Logbook of the ship Falcon, 1843 July 20-1846 May 23. (Old Dartmouth Historical Society Library). WorldCat record id: 173273419 Whaling vessel; out of New Bedford, Mass., mastered by Joseph Bar...

President (Frigate)

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Forty-four gun sailing frigate; built 1800, in New York; flagship of Commodore Richard Dale in Mediterranean, 1801-1802; cruised in Mediterranean in 1804-1805; participated in actions against Tripoli in the Barbary; captured by the British 1815 and taken into Royal Navy; broken up at Portsmouth, Eng., 1817. From the description of Journal of the frigate President, 1805 Aug. 6-Sept. (Maine Historical Society Library). WorldCat record id: 184725599 ...

Rodgers family papers, 1791-1885 bulk 1800-1830.

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