Letters, 1803-1843.

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Letters, 1803-1843.

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Letters from Moore to his wife, Elizabeth S. (Stump) Moore, including love letters prior to their marriage in 1814 and letters concerning the War of 1812 near Baltimore and the Chesapeake Bay. Topics include British General Robert Ross and American Commodores John Rodgers, David Porter, and Oliver Hazard Perry; the bombardment of Fort McHenry; Admiral Sir George Cockburn; John Stuart Skinner; and the administrations of Jefferson and Madison. There are also personal and business letters concerning prices of commodities and land, debts, and imprisonment for debt.

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Duke University Libraries, Duke University Library; Perkins Library

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SNAC Resource ID: 6992521

Duke University Libraries, Duke University Library; Perkins Library

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Cockburn, George, Sir, 1772-1853

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British naval officer. From the description of Sir George Cockburn papers, 1788-1847 (bulk 1800-1820). (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 70980033 Sir George Cockburn, British naval officer. Cockburn played a major role in the War of 1812, leading the capture and burning of Washington on August 24, 1814. From the description of Sir George Cockburn manuscript material : 1 item, 1824 (New York Public Library). WorldCat record id: 122379527 From the guide to th...

Porter, David, 1780-1843

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Moore, John Edward S.

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Skinner, John S. (John Stuart), 1788-1851

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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...

Perry, Oliver Hazard, 1785-1819

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U. S. naval officer; hero of the Battle of Lake Erie, 1813. From the description of Battle of Lake Erie orders, log extract, and victory announcement,, 1813 July 8-10 Sept. (Buffalo History Museum). WorldCat record id: 77481334 Born in South Kingston, R.I., Aug. 23, 1785; famous for his battle on Lake Erie, with his dispatch to General Harrison, "We have met the enemy & they are ours", Sep. 10, 1813; U.S.Congress voted thanks, a medal & rank of Captain, died on the I...

Moore, Elizabeth S. Stump.

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Ross, Robert, 1766-1814

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British army officer. From the description of Letter of Robert Ross, 1814. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 71015408 ...