Green, Joseph W., fl. 1812-1815 Diary and 2 letters re: War of 1812 [decimalized]

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GLC#
GLC00498
Type
Header Record
Date
1813-1814, 1860, 1864
Author/Creator
Green, Joseph W., fl. 1812-1815
Title
Diary and 2 letters re: War of 1812 [decimalized]
Place Written
s.l.
Pagination
3 items
Primary time period
The New Nation, 1783-1815
Sub-Era
The Age of Jefferson & Madison
Green, Joseph W., fl. 1812-1815
War of 1812
Military History
Prisoner of War
Privateering
Maritime
Navy
Soldier's Diary
Global History and US Foreign Policy
Genealogy

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Collection Item
Diary

[Journal of a privateer and of prisoner of war during the War of 1812]

1813-1815

Green, Joseph W., fl. 1812-1815

Diary written while aboard the privateer Alfred and as a prisoner of war in Melville Island Prison, Halifax, and Dartmoor Prison. Records many sightings and occasional capturing of ships. Entry on 22 February 1814 records the capture of Green's...

GLC00498.01
Collection Item
Autograph letter signed

to James Gregory

July 18, 1860

Green, Joseph W., Jr., 1822-1889

Discusses the contributions made by soldiers from Marblehead, Massachusetts in the American Revolution and the War of 1812. Emphasizes the War of 1812, commenting on service aboard the ship Constitution by men from Marblehead. Expresses pride in the...

GLC00498.02
Collection Item
Autograph letter signed

to Glover Brughten

January 27, 1864

Green, Joseph W., Jr., 1822-1889

Describes a brief genealogy of the Goss and Twisden families. Comments on the contributions of men from Marblehead, Massachusetts, in the Revolutionary War and the War of 1812. Penciled in notes on page 3 reiterate the genealogy described. Author...

GLC00498.03