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Correspondence of Rear Admiral Sir Robert Barrie, commander of H.M.S. Dragon in the War of 1812, commissioner of Kingston, Ontario, Dock Yard, head of the Royal Navy in Canada, 1819-1834.
This collection contains 18 letters written by Barrie to his mother in England from H.M.S. Dragon in which he details British naval action on the American coast, the blockade of Chesapeake Bay, and an expedition up the Rappahannock; he comments on the quality of American forces and on rumored peace negotiations. There are 30 letters and orders written to Barrie by Admiral Sir George Cockburn. Most of these are dated 1812-1815 and describe the activities of other British ships under his command, discuss prisoner exchanges, and detail plans for the assault on Washington. The postwar letters deal with Barrie's position as naval commissioner in Canada.
Purchased, 1964
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