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Excellent account of the loss of the Essex...



Item # 713661

July 20, 1814

COLUMBIAN CENTINEL, Boston, July 20, 1814  The entire front page & a portion of page 2 are taken up with an extremely detailed & lengthy letter being the: "Official Account of the Loss of the Frigate Essex", signed in type by its commander: D. Porter. This is followed by several letters between Porter & James Hillyar, the commander of the victorious British ship from the Battle of Valparaiso. 
Page 2 has other war content including: "Invasion of Canada" "Invasion of Virginia" "Battle Near Chippewa" and "War in the Chesapeake" & more, but they pale in comparison to the excellent account of the loss of the Essex.
Four pages, very nice condition.

Item from our most recent catalog - #365 - released for April, 2026

Category: War of 1812