Collection of papers of John Paul Jones, 1776-1789.

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Collection of papers of John Paul Jones, 1776-1789.

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Collection of miscellaneous letters and documents. Included are correspondence and documents dealing with the disposition of the prisoners of war and refitting American ships of war, and Jones's career as U.S. agent in Europe. Also included are Jones's application to the Society of Cincinnati (1783), and a deposition of the officers of the Alliance defending their actions in the engagement between the Bon Homme Richard and the Serapis (1779). Other correspondents include Paul Francois de Quelen duc de La Vauguyon and Antoine Raymond Jean Sartine, comte d'Alby.

41 pieces.1 box.

Huntington Library, Art Collections & Botanical Gardens

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Society of the Cincinnati

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