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- GLC#
- GLC03436.04-View header record
- Type
- Books & pamphlets
- Date
- December 31, 1813
- Author/Creator
- Jones, William, 1760-1831
- Title
- Letter from the Secretary of the Navy, of the twenty-seventh instant, to the Chairman of the Naval Committee, together with sundry documents
- Place Written
- Washington, District of Columbia
- Pagination
- 1 v. : 19 p. : Height: 20.6 cm, Width: 12.3 cm
- Primary time period
- The New Nation, 1783-1815
- Sub-Era
- The Age of Jefferson & Madison
Printed by Roger C. Weightman. Includes letters and lists related to the 10 September 1813 Battle of Lake Erie. Offers a detailed account of the battle, in which United States Commander Perry defeated a more numerous British fleet. Includes lists of Americans who were wounded in the battle, as well as letters related to the battle from Perry, Commodore Hull, Naval Senior Officer McCall, Commodore Bainbridge, and Naval Secretary Jones. Otis, Secretary of the Senate, writes that this document was printed for use of the Senate.
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