Letter : London, England, to James McHenry, Liverpool, 1848 Feb. 5.

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Letter : London, England, to James McHenry, Liverpool, 1848 Feb. 5.

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Will arrange for the forwarding of two copies of "the great illustrated work of Catlin ... as soon as it issued from the press" (i.e. George Catlin, "Illustrations of the manners, customs, and condition of the North American Indians", 7th. ed. [London: H.G. Bohn, 1848]), as well as an Indian relic, if he can obtain one from his friend Catlin; encloses an autograph letter from John Paul Jones to Thomas Jefferson, and the commission granted to Stephen Decatur [Sr., for the ship Royal Louis, 1781]; and comments on various points in his "Life and character of the Chevalier John Paul Jones" (1825), including Jones's plan to invade England.

1 item (4 p.) ; 25 x 20 cm. bound folded to 21 x 12 cm.

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Hawkins Collection (Brown University)

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McHenry, James, 1817-1891

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Sherburne, John Henry, 1794-1850?

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McHenry, James, 1817-1891

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Jones, John Paul, 1747-1792

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Naval hero of the United States Revolutionary War and founder of the United States Navy. From the description of Typescript, [19--]. (New York University, Group Batchload). WorldCat record id: 58758919 John Paul Jones, American naval officer. He was commissioned a lieutenant in the U. S. Navy in 1775, and captain in 1776. In 1778 he began rading the English coast; a year later he commanded the Bon Homme Richard in its victory over the Serapis. After the Revolution, he went t...