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to R. West

Is at Hampton Roads for repairs. Gives an account of the collision. When on board the USS "Flag," he noticed the ship was not well disciplined. Describes the crew. Goes on to describe in detail how the frigate USS "Susquehanna" and the "Flag" came to...

GLC03836.22

to Elizabeth Blair

Blair, a seaman aboard the United States Ship Peacock, apologizes to his sister Elizabeth for not writing sooner. Informs Elizabeth that Navy orders prevent him from telling her details about his location, but mentions the ship is close to Rio de...

GLC03209.27.01

to Elizabeth Blair

Writes to his sister from the United States Ship Peacock. States that Captain William L. Hudson of the Peacock supported him in an affaire d'honour. Informs Elizabeth that women he met at a Ball in Valparaiso, Chile perceive Americans as "the...

GLC03209.27.03

The celebrated collection of Americana formed by the late Thomas Winthrop Streeter...

(title continues)... Morristown, New Jersey sold by order of the trustees. Volume four of a seven volume collection, plus index. Includes: Kansas and Nebraska, the Dakotas, the Rocky Mountains, Colorado and Pike's Peak Gold Rush, Wyoming and...

GLC03261.04

The Boston news-letter. [No. 3015 (June 21, 1759)]

Prints an act passed on the Governor of Massachusetts Bay concerning bankrupts and their creditors. Articles detail news from London, Philadelphia, New York, and the West Indies. Also includes information on arrivals and departures of privateer...

GLC01450.452.02