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| Field name | Value |
|---|---|
| Collection Reference Number | GLC03436.04 |
| From Archive Folder | Documents Relating to 1813 |
| Title | The Secretary of the Navy, of the twenty-seventh instant, to the Chairman of the Naval Committee, together with sundry documents |
| Date | 31 December 1813 |
| Author | Jones, William (1760-1831) |
| Additional authors | Bainbridge, William (1774-1833) Hull, Isaac (1773-1843) McCall, Edward (1790-1853) Otis, Samuel Allyne (1740-1814) Perry, Oliver Hazard (1785-1819) |
| Document Type | Pamphlet |
| Content Description | 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. |
| Subjects | War of 1812 Military History Navy Congress Battle Global History and Civics Government and Civics Injury or Wound |
| People | Bainbridge, William (1774-1833) Hull, Isaac (1773-1843) Jones, William (1760-1831) McCall, Edward (1790-1853) Otis, Samuel Allyne (1740-1814) Perry, Oliver Hazard (1785-1819) |
| Place written | Washington, D.C. |
| Theme | War of 1812; Naval & Maritime; Government & Politics |
| Sub-collection | The Gilder Lehrman Collection, 1493-1859 |
| Copyright | The Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History |
| Module | Settlement, Commerce, Revolution and Reform: 1493-1859 |