Thomas G. Thornton Papers, 1813-1816.

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Thomas G. Thornton Papers, 1813-1816.

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Thomas G. Thornton was a U. S. Marshall, Distict of Maine; collection includes his correspondence and business papers. Collection also includes legal documents, correspondence, and miscellaneous papers pertaining to the privateers of Salem, MA, that visited or sent prizes to Maine ports during the War of 1812. The Ship America and the Brig Grand Turk are represented in these documents, which include the 1814 Articles of Agreement for the Ship America.

1 box and 1 oversize item.

Peabody Essex Museum

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Peabody Essex Museum

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America (Ship)

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210 tons, 24 guns, 42 crew. Voyages: (1) 1694/5 Bombay. Capt Richard Laycock. Down 24 Mar 1695 - 4 Jun Tenerife - 5 Jan 1696 Calicut - 29 Feb Bombay - 16 Dec Cape - 16 Feb 1697 St Helena - 16 Mar Ascension - 13 Jun Cadiz - 28 Oct Downs. British Library Archives and Manuscripts Catalogue : CorporateBody : Description : ark:/81055/vdc_100000000081.0x000287 ...

Viper (Schooner)

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Grand Turk (Brig)

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American privateer out of Salem, Mass.; mastered by Holton J. Breed. From the description of Report of prisoners of brig Grand Turk, 1814 June 8. (Maine Historical Society Library). WorldCat record id: 191684729 ...

Crowninshield, Benjamin Williams, 1772-1851

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Benjamin Williams Crowninshield (December 27, 1772 - February 3, 1851) served as the United States Secretary of the Navy between 1815 and 1818, during the administrations of Presidents James Madison and James Monroe. From the description of Letter, April 20, 1815. (Naval War College). WorldCat record id: 18168831 Banker, U.S. secretary of the Navy, and U.S. representative from Massachusetts. From the description of Benjamin Williams Crowninshield correspondence, ...

Ropes, Joseph, 1812-1885

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Crowninshield, George, 1766-1817

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