Papers, 1772-1927 (bulk 1825-1835).

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Papers, 1772-1927 (bulk 1825-1835).

Correspondence, journals, notebooks, reports, lists of officers, wills, photographs, portraits, and printed matter, chiefly 1825-1835, relating to Patterson's duties as fleet captain of the flagship U.S. Frigate Constitution and as commander of the Mediterranean Squadron. Includes material on piracy in the Mediterranean region and the squadron's diplomatic and strategic missions there. Also includes orders prescribing funeral honors for former presidents John Adams and Thomas Jefferson on October 14, 1826. Correspondents include William W. Bleecker, Landon N. Carter, William M. Crane, Charles H. Jackson, John H. Jarvis, George Minor, Charles Morris, John B. Nicolson, Hiram Paulding, Matthew C. Perry, Richard S. Pinckney, George C. Read, John Rodgers, Samuel L. Southard, and Richard Thomas.

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Adams, John, 1735-1826

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John Adams (1735-1826) was the second president of the United States, born in Braintree (now Quincy), Massachusetts. He served as defense counsel for British soldiers accused of Boston Massacre in 1770; as delegate to Continental Congress from 1774 to 1778; as member of committee charged with drafting Declaration of Independence in 1776; as congressional commissioner to France from 1778 to 1779; as minister to United Provinces in 1780; and negotiated a loan from Dutch bankers in 1782. Adams join...

Constitution (Frigate)

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U.S.S. Constitution, also known as "Old Ironsides". From the description of Agreement, 1826-1828. (New York University, Group Batchload). WorldCat record id: 58662266 Also known as Old Ironsides; wooden-hulled, three-masted heavy frigate of the United States Navy; Thos. McDonough Esq. Com. New York, 28 Oct. 1824; launched in 1797, Constitution was one of the six original frigates authorized for construction by the Naval Act of 1794; currently a fully commissioned US Navy shi...

Morris, Charles, 1784-1856

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Carter, Landon N., -1847

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Read, George C. (George Campbell), 1787-1862

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Read was CO, East India Squadron (1840), Africa Squadron (1846), and Mediterranean Squadron (1855). From the description of Letter, January 22, 1848. (Naval War College). WorldCat record id: 46357742 Epithet: Captain of the USS 'Constellation' British Library Archives and Manuscripts Catalogue : Person : Description : ark:/81055/vdc_100000000758.0x000083 George Campbell Read (1787-1862) was an officer in the U.S. Navy. From the description of...

Paulding, Hiram, 1797-1878

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Admiral. From the description of Papers, 1817-1965, 1817-1875 (bulk). (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 155565374 ...

Jefferson, Thomas, 1743-1826

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Thomas Jefferson (1743-1826) was an American statesman and third president of the United States. From the description of Thomas Jefferson letter, 1809. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 367818629 Thomas Jefferson (1743-1826) was the third president of the United States, born in Goochland (now Albemarle County), Virginia. He was a member of the Virginia House of Burgesses from 1769 to 1775, and with R. H. Lee and Patrick Henry initiated the inter-colonial committee of correspond...

Bleecker, William W.

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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...

Jarvis, John H.

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Jackson, Charles H., -1878

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Thomas, Richard, 1779-1858

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Minor, George L.

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Southard, Samuel L. (Samuel Lewis), 1787-1842

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U.S. secretary of the navy and U.S. senator from and governor of New Jersey. From the description of Papers of Samuel L. Southard, 1809-1842. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 77961420 Secretary of the navy. From the description of Letter : from several correspondents, 1825 Jan. 17. (Bryn Mawr College). WorldCat record id: 28996223 Samuel L. Southard (1787-1842) was a prominent U.S. statesman of the early 19th century. He served as a New Jersey Senator from...

Patterson, Daniel Todd, 1786-1839

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Naval officer. From the description of Papers, 1772-1927 (bulk 1825-1835). (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 34576608 Biographical Note 1786, Mar. 6 Born, Long Island, N. Y. 1800 Appointed midshipman Duty on board Delaware (ship), West India Squadron ...

Nicolson, John B., 1783-1846

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Pinckney, Richard S., -1854

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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...

United States. Navy. Mediterranean Squadron

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Perry, Matthew Calbraith, 1794-1858

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American naval officer, led U.S. Naval Expedition to Japan and negotiated treaty of peace and commerce, 1852-1854. From the description of ALS : Sharon Springs, N.Y., to Robert Ward Johnson 1836 Aug. 7. (Rosenbach Museum & Library). WorldCat record id: 122586021 Naval officer and commander-in-chief of negotiations with the Japanese for the treaty signed between the United States and Japan in l854. From the description of Matthew Calbraith Perry papers, 1839-1...

Crane, William Montgomery, 1784-1846

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Commodore William Montgomery was an officer in the United States Navy during the First Barbary War and the War of 1812. From the description of Letter, March 21, 1825. (Naval War College). WorldCat record id: 17997172 ...