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Loss of the frigate Philadelphia in the Barbary War...
Loss of the frigate Philadelphia in the Barbary War...
Item # 713637
March 17, 1804
WEEKLY MUSEUM, New York, March 17, 1804 Page 3 has an historic report: "Loss Of The U.S. Frigate Philadelphia, Capt. Bainbridge". The report begins: "We are sorry to say that the above-mentioned frigate has been lost on the coast of Tripoli & the officers & crew, we fear, condemned to slavery..." and what followed are additional naval reports.
This was a notable event during the First Barbary War. The internet has much on the capture & destruction of this frigate.
Four pages, 9 1/2 by 12 inches, good condition.
Category: Pre-Civil War
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