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.

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Marshall, John

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Digital Commonwealth
Contributing Institution
USS Constitution Museum
Collection
USS Constitution Museum Correspondence Collection
Subjects
Confiscations
War destruction & pillage
United States--History--War of 1812
Constitution (Frigate)
Java (Frigate)
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text
Format
Correspondence
Manuscripts
Language
English
URL
https://ark.digitalcommonwealth.org/ark:/50959/z603vc282
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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>.
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