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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