Commodore Stephen Decatur dies in a duel...
Item # 708179
April 01, 1820
BOSTON RECORDER, April 1, 1820 Page 3 has a report: "Murder of Commodore Decatur" which is a nice account of his fateful duel with Commodore James Barron.
It begins: "The gallant Commodore Decatur has been murdered in a duel. The particulars of this melancholy event will be found below..." which they are (see photos).
Four pages, never bound nor trimmed, various foxing, generally in good condition.
It begins: "The gallant Commodore Decatur has been murdered in a duel. The particulars of this melancholy event will be found below..." which they are (see photos).
Four pages, never bound nor trimmed, various foxing, generally in good condition.
Item from our most recent catalog - #366 - released for May, 2026
Category: Pre-Civil War
