Letters and manuscript narrative 1814.

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Letters and manuscript narrative 1814.

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Two letters from Stewart, one to his grandfather and the other to Captain Geissinger, U.S. Navy, with a manuscript account pertaining to the capture of the British brig ATLANTA and the sinking of the British Sloop of War AVON by the U.S. Sloop of War WASP during the War of 1812. It is evident from Stewart's letter to his grandfather that he was returning from business in Europe and was aboard the WASP when it engaged the ATLANTA and the AVON off the coast of Spain. Included is a typed transcription of the manuscript account.

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Duke University Libraries, Duke University Library; Perkins Library

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SNAC Resource ID: 7262185

Duke University Libraries, Duke University Library; Perkins Library

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Stewart, Robert (Robert L.)

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Avon (Ship)

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Wasp (Ship)

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Atlanta (Ship)

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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...