Papers of John A. Cook, 1812-1831.

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Papers of John A. Cook, 1812-1831.

Correspondence, logbook kept on board the U.S.S. Fox together with financial notes, copy of A New Atlas of the World (1822) by Jedidiah and Sidney E. Morse, and commission signed by James Madison. Correspondents include Benjamin Cooper, Benjamin W. Crowninshield, Isaac Hull, Otho Norris, Benjamin Thomas, Thomas Tingey, and Melancthon T. Woolsey.

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Woolsey, Melancthon T. (Melancthon Taylor), 1780-1838

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Thomas, Benjamin Earl, 1913-

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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, ...

Norris, Otho.

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Cooper, Benjamin B., -1835

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Madison, James, 1751-1836

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James Madison (1751-1836) was the fourth president of the United States, born in Port Conway, Virginia. He was a member of the Virginia legislature from 1776 to 1780 and from 1784 to 1786, and the Continental Congress from 1780 to 1783. His proposals at and management of the Constitutional Convention in 1787 earned him title "father of the U.S. Constitution." He cooperated with Alexander Hamilton and Jay in writing a series of papers (pub. 1787-88 under title of The Federalist) explaining the ne...

Morse, Sidney E. (Sidney Edwards), 1794-1871

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Tingey, Thomas, 1750-1829

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U.S. Naval officer. From the description of Deed and mortgage, 1800. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 70966203 Naval officer. From the description of Deed, 1810 July 19. (Historical Society of Washington, Dc). WorldCat record id: 70953120 From the description of Papers of Thomas Tingey, 1795-1827. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 71060338 ...

Fox (Ship)

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Hull, Isaac, 1773-1843

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Isaac Hull (1773-1843) commanded USS Constitution in her 1812 victory over Guerriere, in which it earned the sobriquet "Old Ironsides." He later commanded the Boston, Portsmouth, and Washington Navy yards and was appointed Commodore of the Mediterranean Squadron in 1838. From the description of Isaac Hull Collection, 1798-1841. (New-York Historical Society Library). WorldCat record id: 479784380 Isaac Hull was born 9 March 1773 Huntington (now Shelton) CT. His commands inclu...

Morse, Jedidiah, 1761-1826

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Congregational clergyman and geographer of Connecticut and Massachusetts. From the description of Papers, 1783-1826. (New York University, Group Batchload). WorldCat record id: 58770513 From the description of Account book, 1816-1820. (New York University, Group Batchload). WorldCat record id: 58770209 Jedidiah Morse (1761-1826), a Congregational clergyman, was known as "the father of geography". His lectures on geography included Geography Made Easy (1784), the fir...

Cook, John A., -1834

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Naval officer. From the description of Papers of John A. Cook, 1812-1831. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 77585608 ...