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Perry, Oliver Hazard, 1785-1819 to Daniel Dobbins

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC00496.273.02 Author/Creator: Perry, Oliver Hazard, 1785-1819 Place Written: Sandusky Bay, Ohio Type: Letter Date: September 4, 1813 Pagination: Order a Copy

From aboard the USS Lawrence during the War of 1812., Commodore Perry instructs Captain Dobbins to "proceed again to Erie for the purpose of bringing up provisions & Stores for the Squadron." Indicates that "the services of the Ohio will in all probability be wanting in a week" and notes that "Every thing that belongs to the Squadron must be brought on." He was right, six days later, Perry fought the Battle of Lake Erie. The letter is pasted to a piece of paper, and pasted to the verso is an undated engraving of Perry. A copy of the letter.

Perry, Oliver Hazard, 1785-1819
Dobbins, Daniel, 1776-1856

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