Correspondence, between the late Commodore Stephen Decatur and Commodore James Barron, which led to the unfortunate meeting of the twenty-second of March
Published by Gales & Seaton, Washington, 1820
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Seller: Rulon-Miller Books (ABAA / ILAB), St. Paul, MN, U.S.A.Rulon-Miller Books (ABAA / ILAB)
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8vo, pp. 26; removed from binding, wrappers wanting; text toned and trimmed, 4 columns of a newspaper clipping ("Hamlet's Madness) affixed to the final blank; all else good or better. Contains all the letters that led up to the fatal meeting. Issued by the friends of the slain Decatur to correct the prevailing "misconceptions injurious to him" and to "place the subject in its true light." "I have now to inform you, that I shall pay no further attention to any communication you may make to me, other than a direct call to the field." Signed, "Your obedient servant, Stephen Decatur." American Imprints 978; Howes D-192 noting 1820 editions in both Boston and Washington, as well as Richmond and Charleston, SC.
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