Papers of James Barron, 1831-1849.

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Papers of James Barron, 1831-1849.

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Correspondence, chiefly circulars received from the U.S. Board of Navy Commissioners and signed by John Rodgers and William A. Harris, relating to Barron's duties as commanding officer of the U.S. Navy Yard, Philadelphia. Subjects include ship construction, outfitting and repairs, appropriations, and the defense of the yard. Other correspondents include Samuel M. Barclay and Samuel Burch.

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Burch, Samuel

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Lawyer. From the description of Papers of Samuel Burch, 1775-1865. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 83050093 ...

United States. Board of Navy Commissioners

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Philadelphia Naval Shipyard (Philadelphia, Pa.)

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The Philadelphia Naval Shipyard was established in 1801 in the Southwark District of Philadelphia. In 1876, it was relocated three miles south to League Island at the confluence of the Schuylkill and Delaware Rivers. From the description of Logbooks, 1837, 1849. (Historical Society of Pennsylvania). WorldCat record id: 122633130 The Philadelphia Naval Shipyard was established in 1801 in the Southwark District of Philadelphia. In 1876, the yard relocated three miles south to ...

Barclay, Samuel Moore, 1802-1852 or 1853

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Pennsylvania lawyer and legislator (1831-1840). From the description of Papers, 1824-1851. (Duke University Library). WorldCat record id: 31421801 Samuel M. Barclay was born in Bedford, Pennsylvania, on October 17, 1802, to Hugh and Hetty Barclay. Hugh Barclay was an early landowner in Bedford and began working as the town's postmaster in 1789. Samuel’s father died in 1807, leaving his mother to raise him. He studied at the Bedford Academy before his admission to the bar in ...

Barron, James, 1769-1851

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James Barron was commissioned lieutenant 9 March 1798 in United States Navy and promoted to captain in 1799. He served in the Mediterranean fleet during the war with Tripoli. A commodore by 1807, he was in command of the ship Chesapeake which surrendered to the Leopard. Barron was court-martialed and suspended from service for five years. During the War of 1812, he was in Denmark. He killed Stephen Decatur in a duel in 1820. Commanded Philadelphia and Gosport navy yards and the Navy Asylum, a re...

Harris, William A. (William Alexander), 1805-1864

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Rodgers, John Augustus, 1848-1933

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