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- GLC#
- GLC00496.006-View header record
- Type
- Letters
- Date
- February 19, 1813
- Author/Creator
- Bainbridge, William, 1774-1833
- Title
- To Secretary of the Navy William Jones; Report of the Officers of the U.S. Frigate Constitution
- Place Written
- Boston, Massachusetts
- Pagination
- 3 p. : engraving Height: 26 cm, Width: 21 cm
- Language
- English
- Primary time period
- The New Nation, 1783-1815
- Sub-Era
- The Age of Jefferson & Madison
Addressed to Secretary of the Navy William Jones. Written on board the USS Constitution (Old Ironsides) in Boston Harbor. Evaluates the qualities and misgivings of the ship's officers and civilian crew during the War of 1812.
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