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The Constitution captures the Java...
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The Constitution captures the Java...

Item # 707969 ·
THE WEEKLY REGISTER, Baltimore, Feb. 27, 1813  Under "Naval Heroism" is a  message from the President concerning Captain Bainbridge and his frigate Constitution on the capture of the British frigate Java, signed by him in type: James Madison.
There is much reporting under the heading: "Events of the War" has reports from Nashville, Ogdensburg, Niagara, & Fort George, but the most significant report is under: "Naval" which is a fine letter signed in type: William Bainbridge & headed: "U.S. Frigate Constitution" being his report of the capture of the British frigate Java. There are nearly six pages on the War of 1812.
Page 3 contains a list of the ships that comprised the: "Revolutionary Naval Force" in the year 1776, with their captains noted as well.
Sixteen pages, 6 1/4 by 9 3/4 inches, very nice condition.

As noted in Wikipedia, this title: "...(was) one of the most widely-circulated magazines in the United States...Devoted primarily to politics...considered an important source for the history of the period."

Item from our most recent catalog - #369 - released for August, 2026

Category: War of 1812
Price
$60
100% Authentic: Original printing, never a reproduction.