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At the Institute’s core is the Gilder Lehrman Collection, one of the great archives in American history. More than 85,000 items cover five hundred years of American history, from Columbus’s 1493 letter describing the New World through the end of the twentieth century.

Jeakes, Joseph (fl. 1812-1813) His Majesty's ship Shannon... capturing the American... Frigate Chesapeake

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC03282 Author/Creator: Jeakes, Joseph (fl. 1812-1813) Place Written: s.l. Type: Print Date: 1813 Pagination: 1 sheet 55.5 x 39.3 cm Order a Copy

Published G. Webster. War of 1812 print.

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