John Marshall to William Phillips, April 18, 1813
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- 1813-04-18
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A handwritten letter from Captain John Marshall to William Phillips, dated April 18, 1813. The ten-page letter is a first-hand account of the capture of HMS Java by USS Constitution on December 29, 1812. Some highligths of the letter include criticism of the American crew's plundering, the honorable conduct of William Bainbridge, and the discrepancy regarding the number of wounded and killed.
- Creator
Marshall, John
- Partner
- Digital Commonwealth
- Contributing Institution
- USS Constitution Museum
- Subjects
- Confiscations
War destruction & pillage
United States--History--War of 1812
Constitution (Frigate)
Java (Frigate) - Type
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- CorrespondenceManuscripts
- Language
- English
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- Chicago citation style
- Marshall, John. John Marshall to William Phillips, April 18, 1813. 1813-04-18. Retrieved from the Digital Public Library of America, https://ark.digitalcommonwealth.org/ark:/50959/z603vc282. (Accessed January 31, 2023.)
- APA citation style
- Marshall, John, (1813-04-18) John Marshall to William Phillips, April 18, 1813. Retrieved from the Digital Public Library of America, https://ark.digitalcommonwealth.org/ark:/50959/z603vc282
- MLA citation style
- Marshall, John. Retrieved from the Digital Public Library of America <https://ark.digitalcommonwealth.org/ark:/50959/z603vc282>.