Papers 1840 Mar. 3l-Apr. 13.

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Papers 1840 Mar. 3l-Apr. 13.

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Letters, Mar. 31 and Apr. 13, 1840, from J.D. Elliott, Churchtown, Pa.

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Ohio History Connection, Ohio Historical Society

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Elliott, Jesse D. (Jesse Duncan), 1782-1845

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Jesse Duncan Elliott, United States naval officer, was born on July 14, 1782 in Hagerstown, Maryland. In the War of 1812 he was second in command to Oliver Hazard Perry during the Battle of Lake Erie while aboard the Niagara. He was criticized for keeping his ship out of action during the battle. He was later court-martialed in 1840 for his conduct aboard the Constitution. He died on December 10, 1845, in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. From the description of Letter, February 28, 1835. ...