Warship subscription circular, 1814 July 25.

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Warship subscription circular, 1814 July 25.

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This is a printed circular issued from Chillicothe, Ohio, and mailed to James Morrison of Lexington, seeking support for a subscription drive to build and equip a warship for the U.S. government. The mailing was sent by Joseph Kerr, chairman of a committee formed in Chillicothe to raise money for a ship. The committee wished to build and completely equip a ship with seventy-four guns to present to the U.S. government to be commanded "by the brave and intrepid Captain David Porter, as a tribute of honor for his brave defense of the late U.S. Frigate ESSEX." The Chillicothe group sought to open a correspondence with committees of gentlemen in Lexington and Nashville, Tennessee, "placing before them our wishes and inviting the co-operation in the pleasing tribute of honor." The circular bore the names of Morrison, Thomas Bodley, Thomas Pindell, John W. Stuart, George Trotter, and Lewis Saunders on the front, presumably as the Lexington committee. The circular was dated July 25, 1814.

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Kentucky Historical Society, Martin F. Schmidt Research Library

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Kerr, Joseph, 1765-1837

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Joseph Kerr was born in Pa.; moved to Ohio, 1792; was a surveyor, industrialist, farmer, state legislator, and U.S. senator from Ohio, 1814-1815 before moving to Tenn. in 1826; and to La. in 1828. From the description of Ledger, 1815-1823. (Ohio Historical Society). WorldCat record id: 40309211 Joseph Kerr was born in Pa.; moved to Ohio, 1792; was a surveyor, industrialist, farmer, state legislator, and U.S. senator from Ohio, 1814-1815. From the description of J...

Morrison, James, 1755-1823

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Biographical note: James Morrison, a native of Cumberland County, Pennsylvania, served as an officer during the Revolutionary War and subsequently as a sheriff of Cumberland County prior to coming to Lexington, Kentucky in 1792. Having entered into business here as a merchant, he was appointed land commissioner by Isaac Shelby, and in 1797 represented Fayette County in the Kentucky legislature. Thereafter, he served as navy agent and as deputy quartermaster general during the War of...