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Citizens of Newport Draft Letter to Oliver Hazard Perry
Perry, Oliver Hazard, 1785-1819; Lake Erie, Battle of, 1813; United States -- History -- War of 1812 -- Naval operations
Draft letter from the Citizens of Newport, Rhode Island presenting Oliver Hazard Perry with a piece of Plate in commemoration of his victory at the Battle of Lake Erie.
From Preble Hall - The Oliver Hazard Perry Collection

Citizens of Newport Letter to Oliver Hazard Perry
Perry, Oliver Hazard, 1785-1819; Lake Erie, Battle of, 1813; United States -- History -- War of 1812 -- Naval operations
Letter from the Citizens of Newport, Rhode Island presenting Oliver Hazard Perry with a piece of Plate in commemoration of his victory at the Battle of Lake Erie.
From Preble Hall - The Oliver Hazard Perry Collection

Oliver Hazard Perry letter to Matthew Calbraith Perry
Perry, Oliver Hazard, 1785-1819; Perry, Matthew Calbraith, 1794-1858
Handwritten letter from Oliver Hazard Perry to his brother, Matthew Calbraith Perry, regarding a payment to Oliver, the purchase of several hams, and an impending trip by Oliver to New York.
From Preble Hall - The Oliver Hazard Perry Collection

Citizens of Newport Letter to Oliver Hazard Perry
Perry, Oliver Hazard, 1785-1819; Lake Erie, Battle of, 1813; United States -- History -- War of 1812 -- Naval operations;
Letter from the Citizens of Newport, Rhode Island presenting Oliver Hazard Perry with a piece of Plate in commemoration of his victory at the Battle of Lake Erie.
From Preble Hall - The Oliver Hazard Perry Collection

Oliver Hazard Perry letter to Thomas Turner
Perry, Oliver Hazard, 1785-1819; United States. Navy -- Pay, allowances, etc.
Handwritten letter from Oliver Hazard Perry to Thomas Turner, Accountant of the Navy, concerning
From Preble Hall - The Oliver Hazard Perry Collection

Oliver Hazard Perry Letter to William Henry Harrison
Perry, Oliver Hazard, 1785-1819; Lake Erie, Battle of, 1813; Harrison, William Henry, 1773-1841; United States -- History -- War of 1812 -- Naval operations
Handwritten letter from Oliver Hazard Perry to Major General William Henry Harrison regarding preparations for the Battle of Lake Erie, including the number of Harrison's men to be taken aboard Perry's ships.
From Preble Hall - The Oliver Hazard Perry Collection

Oliver Hazard Perry letter to Sarah Perry
Perry, Oliver Hazard, 1785-1819; Flying Fish (Brig); United States. Navy -- History -- War with France, 1798-1800
Handwritten letter from Oliver Hazard Perry to his mother, Sarah, regarding the capture of the brig FLYING FISH. The letter was written off Cape Francois aboard the frigate GENERAL GREENE. This frigate was built at Warren, Rhode Island under the...
From Preble Hall - The Oliver Hazard Perry Collection

Oliver Hazard Perry Letter to John Downes
Perry, Oliver Hazard, 1785-1819; Downes, John: United States. Navy -- Supplies and stores
Handwritten letter from Oliver Hazard Perry to Captain John Downes, U.S.S. ONTARIO, requesting supplies.
From Preble Hall - The Oliver Hazard Perry Collection

Correspondence, 1843: Popham, William [Letter] 1843 January 3, New York [to] Commander Mackenzie
Somers (Brig : 1842-1846); Somers Mutiny, 1842; Mackenzie, Alexander Slidell, 1803-1848; Popham, William, 1752-1847
New York Jany 3rd 1843 Commander Mackensie Sir Although a personal stranger to you, I cannot restrain the expression of my feelings to you, in this moment of universal excitement—I am a very old soldier of the Revolution, and was present at Head...
The Somers Affair

Commemoration and Description of Plate
Perry, Oliver Hazard, 1785-1819; Lake Erie, Battle of, 1813; United States -- History -- War of 1812 -- Naval operations
Description of the Plate, and the accompanying commemoration, presented by the Citizens of Newport to Oliver Hazard Perry.
From Preble Hall - The Oliver Hazard Perry Collection

Citizens of Newport Solicitation for Funds
Perry, Oliver Hazard, 1785-1819; Lake Erie, Battle of, 1813; United States -- History -- War of 1812 -- Naval operations;
Handwritten solicitation, from the committee appointed by the Citizens of Newport, for one hundred fifty dollars for the purpose of procuring one or more pieces of plate for Oliver Hazard Perry, in commemoration of the Battle of Lake Erie.
From Preble Hall - The Oliver Hazard Perry Collection

Oliver Hazard Perry Letter to Isaac Chauncey
Lake Erie, Battle of, 1813; United States -- History -- War of 1812 -- Naval operations;
Handwritten letter from Oliver Hazard Perry to Commodore Isaac Chauncey, describing Perry's victory at the Battle of Lake Erie.
From Preble Hall - The Oliver Hazard Perry Collection

Office of the Superintendent: General Correspondence, 1845-1898
United States Naval Academy; United States Naval Academy. Superintendent; United States Naval Academy -- Administration; United States Naval Academy -- Alumni and alumnae; United States Naval Academy. Band; United States Naval Academy -- Buildings...
Academy Archives Finding Aids

Extract from the Register Book of Burials
Perry, Oliver Hazard, 1785-1819;
Extract taken from the Burial Register of Trinity Church, Port of Spain, Trinidad, recording the burial of Oliver Hazard Perry on August 24, 1819.
From Preble Hall - The Oliver Hazard Perry Collection

Perry's Victory
Perry, Oliver Hazard, 1785-1819; Lake Erie, Battle of, 1813; United States -- History -- War of 1812 -- Naval operations
Handwritten poem dedicated to Oliver Hazard Perry's victory at the Battle of Lake Erie.
From Preble Hall - The Oliver Hazard Perry Collection

Key to the Battle of Lake Erie
Perry, Oliver Hazard, 1785-1819; Lake Erie, Battle of, 1813; United States -- History -- War of 1812 -- Naval operations;
Partial printed map of the Battle of Lake Erie.
From Preble Hall - The Oliver Hazard Perry Collection

The cruise of the Somers : illustrative of the despotism of the quarter deck : and of the unmanly conduct of Commander Mackenzie
Somers (Brig : 1842-1846); Somers Mutiny, 1842; Mackenzie, Alexander Slidell, 1803-1848
THE CRUISE OF THE SOMERS: ILLUSTRATIVE OF THE DESPOTISM OF THE QUARTERDECK AND OF THE UNMANLY CONDUCT OF COMMANDER MACKENZIE "Difficulty is a bugbear to children, a stimulus to men." New York: J. WINCHESTER, NEW WORLD PRESS, 30 ANN ST. W.B...
The Somers Affair

The Trident Magazine: Centennial Issue
United States Naval Academy -- Periodicals; United States Naval Academy -- Anniversaries, etc; United States Naval Academy -- History;
Naval Academy History

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