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Captain Porter & the Battle of Valparaiso... Battle of Chippewa...
Captain Porter & the Battle of Valparaiso... Battle of Chippewa...
Item # 700928
July 23, 1814
NILES' WEEKLY REGISTER, Baltimore, July 23, 1814 The issue begins with: "General Hull's Defence, to the Citizens of the United States" concerning his decision to surrender Detroit to the British. He was sentenced to be shot but was reprieved by President Madison. This letter is signed in type: William Hull, and takes over 2 1/2 pages.
Also in this issue: "Capt. Porter & the Essex" which takes over 3 pages on his Battle of Valparaiso. Further on is: "Events of the War" taking 7 pages and includes much on the War of 1812, perhaps the most significant being a nice account of the Battle of Chippawa Falls signed in type: Jacob Brown.
Other reports include much on naval affairs with letters signed by John Rodgers, T. MacDonough & Isaac Chauncey, and more.
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."
Category: War of 1812
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