The Chesapeake and Shannon...
NATIONAL INTELLIGENCER, Washington, D.C., June 24, 1813 The front page begins with a report: "We have from various sources indistinct & unintelligible rumors of the operations of the Army under the command of General Dearborn..." with more. Following this is a half column report: "Capture of the Chesapeake".
Inside has: "The Affair at Plattsburgh" and: "Capy of a Letter from Major Gen. Lewis to the Secretary of War" from Niagara; "Chesapeake and Shannon" "Retaliation" and more.
Four pages, good condition.
Item from our most recent catalog - #371 - released for October, 2026
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