Tripolitan War collection, 1804-1805.

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Tripolitan War collection, 1804-1805.

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The Tripolitan War Collection, 1804-1805, includes two booklets containing details of courts-martial held in June 1804 on board the frigate Congress, bound for Tripoli. With William Eaton (1764-1811) acting as Judge Advocate and Capt. John Rodgers (1773-1838) presiding, the trials involved seamen and a midshipman from the frigate President, commanded by Samuel Barron ( -1810). The records consist of orders signed by Commodore Barron, a copy of a "mutinous" letter of complaint written by seaman Robert Quinn ( - ), and details of his and others' severe sentences for mutiny, desertion, and absence without leave. There is also a letter in Arabic, with Italian translation, written by Bashaw Caramalli Hamet ( - ) in 1805, and a letterbook kept by Commodore Samuel Barron, 17-30 August 1804, which contains mainly copies of letters pertaining to the American blockade of Tripoli, written by Barron, commander-in-chief, and James Simpson ( - ), American counsul in Tangier, to John Rodgers and James Barron (1768-1851), fellow commanders of American ships in Tangier Bay. The letters are a record of the watchful movements of the American navy during the blockade, the movements of Moorish warships, and the results of Simpson's diplomatic dealings with the Emperor of Morocco. The collection also includes a volume containing a quarter bill, 1804, for the U.S.S. Constitution under the command of Edward Preble (1761-1807). It is a list of crew members and their ranks.

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Congress (Ship)

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Whaling vessel, out of Nantucket, Mass., mastered by John Pitman; owner-agent: Philip H. Folger & Co. From the description of Log/journal, 1839 Aug. 27-1840 Jan. 28. (Nantucket Hist Association). WorldCat record id: 71013815 Whaling vessel; out of New Bedford, Mass., mastered by John A. Castino, on voyage from 31 May 1864-13 May 1867; owner-agent: Edward C. Jones; built at Mattapoisett, Mass., 1823; formerly of Nantucket fleet; sold to New Bedford in 1843. Fr...

Barron, Samuel, -1810

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U.S. naval officer. From the description of Letter : "Malvern" near Loretto, Essex County, Va, 1836. (Duke University Library). WorldCat record id: 31428287 ...

United States. Consulate (Tangier, Morocco)

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Barron, James, 1769-1851

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James Barron was commissioned lieutenant 9 March 1798 in United States Navy and promoted to captain in 1799. He served in the Mediterranean fleet during the war with Tripoli. A commodore by 1807, he was in command of the ship Chesapeake which surrendered to the Leopard. Barron was court-martialed and suspended from service for five years. During the War of 1812, he was in Denmark. He killed Stephen Decatur in a duel in 1820. Commanded Philadelphia and Gosport navy yards and the Navy Asylum, a re...

Constitution (Ship)

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Whaling vessel, out of Nantucket, Mass., mastered by Obed R. Bunker; owner-agent: Charles G. & Henry Coffin; first ship to use camel out of Nantucket harbor (not on this voyage). From the description of Log/journal, 1842 Sept. 23-1843 Oct. 20. (Nantucket Hist Association). WorldCat record id: 71013209 Logbook belonging to a whaler from Nantucket, Mass. From the description of Logbook of the whaling ship Constitution, 1840-1842. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: ...

Quinn, Robert 1970-....

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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...

President (Steamship)

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United States. Navy

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Built and launched at New York Navy Yard; commissioned Nov. 12, 1944; scraped in 1993. Served in World War II, the Korean War and the Vietnam War. From the description of USS Bon Homme Richard (CV/CVA-31) photograph collection 1944-1971. (The Mariners' Museum Library). WorldCat record id: 41657866 The federal government decided in 1941 to send Supply Corps personnel to Harvard Business School for training in the business of equipping the Navy. This was effected by a transfer...

Preble, Edward, 1761-1807

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American naval officer who served in the American Revolution and merchant marine. From the description of Diary, [1860]. (New York University, Group Batchload). WorldCat record id: 58774129 U.S. naval officer; served during the American Revolution. From the description of Edward Preble memorandum book and U.S. Navy regulations, 1800-1805. (Maine Historical Society Library). WorldCat record id: 279266829 Edward Preble was a United States naval officer. ...

Simpson, James R., 1964-

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President Coolidge's speech was given at the dedication of the monument to the First Division in Washington (D.C.) in 1924. From the description of James Simpson scrapbook, 1924-1925. (Chicago History Museum). WorldCat record id: 715358731 ...