Memorandums, 1795-1798.

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Memorandums, 1795-1798.

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Manuscript in the hand of William Alexander chiefly recording transactions both aboard and ashore, relating to his voyages from Philadelphia to Cape Francois, Tortola, St. Thomas, and St. Bartholomew, on the schooner Little Will, and the brigs Peggy, Delaware, and Dispatch. Log includes a 6-page account with General William MacPherson. Many entries relate to Alexander's several detentions in the West Indies, especially the trial after the capture of the brig "Dispatch."

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University of Pennsylvania Libraries, Van Pelt Library

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University of Pennsylvania Libraries, Van Pelt Library

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MacPherson, William, 1756-1813

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Volunteer with Lafayette; once a British Lieut. From the description of Autograph letter signed : [n.p.], to an unidentified recipient, 1805 Sept. 24. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 270864737 D'Arcy Wentwarth, 1796-1861, was the son of the physician D'Arcy Wentworth, who died in 1827, and the brother of William Charles Wentworth. From the description of Letter : Sydney, N.S.W., to Captn. D'Arcy Wentworth, 63d Regiment, London. 1834. (Libraries Australia). WorldCa...

Alexander, William R.

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William Alexander was an associate or partner in maritime ventures with Samuel Prioleau, Jr. and Shaw & Hammitt of Philadelphia. From the description of Memorandums, 1795-1798. (University of Pennsylvania Library). WorldCat record id: 122584883 Colonel William Alexander graduated from the United States Naval Academy in 1915. He transferred to the Army after graduation. Alexander served in World War I (WWI) and in the South Pacific during World War II (WWII). He retired i...

Dispatch (Brig)

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