Documents Relating to the Memorial of Mrs. Decatur. [Bound With] Mrs. S. Decatur Letter of December 15, 1825 [and] Documents Relating to the Claim of Mrs. Decatur, with an Earnest Request That the Gentlemen of Congress Will Take the Trouble to Read Them

DECATUR, Susan Wheeler; Stephen Decatur, Jacob Jones, Richard S. Coxe, et. al

Published by James C. Dunn, printer, Georgetown, D. C., 1826

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8vo. Pp. [1], 2-20, [1], 2-8, [3], 4-62. Side sewn self-wraps, each of three sections trimmed separately. Moderate foxing throughout, light stains and mellowed creases, first page inscribed to Hon. Elias Whittemore [sic,] lower edge with short closed tears. Documents supporting Mrs. Susan Wheeler Decatur's claim on behalf of herself, her late husband, officers and men of the Ketch Intrepid for prize money for the capture of the Philadelphia in the harbor of Tripoli in February 1804 during the first Barbary War.1. Documents Relating to the Memorial of Mrs. Decatur: Letters of Commodore Edward Preble, Lieutenant Commander Stephen Decatur, pilot Salvadore Catalano, Captain Jacob Jones, with legal remarks by W. Jones and Richard S. Coxe. 2. Mrs. Decatur letter to congressmen dated December 15, 1825 appended with a note from Jacob Jones. 3. Documents Relating to the Claim of Mrs. Decatur: Letter of Mrs. Decatur followed by letters from Stephen Decatur, William Shaler and many others, legal opinion from W. Jones and R. Coxe, etc. OCLC locates only one copy of The Memorial. Much of the material first printed here was later re-published as the claim moved through congress. SABIN: 19135 for The ClaimElias Whitmore was a U.S. representative from New York, serving from 1825 to 1827.Now preserved in a removable, clear archival sleeve with acid-free backing.

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Documents Relating to the Memorial of Mrs. Decatur. [Bound With] Mrs. S. Decatur Letter of December 15, 1825 [and] Documents Relating to the Claim of Mrs. Decatur, with an Earnest Request That the Gentlemen of Congress Will Take the Trouble to Read Them

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James C. Dunn, printer, Georgetown, D. C.

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1826

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Side sewn sammelband

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First Edition.

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