Perry, Oliver Hazard, 1785-1819 to Daniel Dobbins

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GLC#
GLC00496.273.02-View header record
Type
Letters
Date
September 4, 1813
Author/Creator
Perry, Oliver Hazard, 1785-1819
Title
to Daniel Dobbins
Place Written
Sandusky Bay, Ohio
Pagination
Language
English
Primary time period
The New Nation, 1783-1815
Sub-Era
The Age of Jefferson & Madison

From aboard the USS Lawrence during the War of 1812., Commodore Perry instructs Captain Dobbins to "proceed again to Erie for the purpose of bringing up provisions & Stores for the Squadron." Indicates that "the services of the Ohio will in all probability be wanting in a week" and notes that "Every thing that belongs to the Squadron must be brought on." He was right, six days later, Perry fought the Battle of Lake Erie. The letter is pasted to a piece of paper, and pasted to the verso is an undated engraving of Perry. A copy of the letter.

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