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Field name | Value |
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Collection Reference Number | GLC03479.13 |
From Archive Folder | Documents Relating to 1842 |
Title | Charles Morris to Robert B. Storer telling the latter to report to the USS "Delaware" |
Date | 28 May 1842 |
Author | Morris, Charles (1784-1856) |
Recipient | Storer, Robert B. |
Document Type | Correspondence |
Content Description | Written by Morris as commander of the U.S. Squadron off Brazil to Acting Master Storer on the USS "Potomac." Tells Storer to report to Captain C.S. McCauley or the commanding officer of the USS "Delaware" on 1 June for duty on that ship. |
Subjects | Military History Navy |
People | Morris, Charles (1784-1856) |
Place written | Aboard USS Delaware |
Theme | Naval & Maritime |
Sub-collection | The Gilder Lehrman Collection, 1493-1859 |
Additional Information | Commodore Charles Morris was a U.S. naval administrator and officer whose service extended through the first half of the 19th century. Morris was born in Woodstock, Connecticut, 26 July 1784, and served in the Quasi-War with France, Barbary Wars, and War of 1812. He served as a Navy Commissioner from 1823 to 1827, and as the Chief of the Bureau of Construction, Equipment, and Repairs from 1844 to 1847. |
Copyright | The Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History |
Module | Settlement, Commerce, Revolution and Reform: 1493-1859 |