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Creator
Barry, John, 1745-1803
Call number
MssCol 3636
Physical description
0.1 linear feet (1 folder; 1 microfilm reel)
Preferred Citation
John Barry letters and miscellany, Manuscripts and Archives Division, The New York Public Library
Repository
Manuscripts and Archives Division
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American naval officer. Includes 1794 letter to Henry Knox, Secretary of War, accepting appointment of Commander in US Navy. See reference file for a copy of a letter to John Barry, signed by 7 of the signers of Declaration of Independence.

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Location

Manuscripts and Archives Division
Stephen A. Schwarzman Building
Fifth Avenue at 42nd Street, New York, NY 10018-2788
Brooke Russell Astor Reading Room, Third Floor, Room 328

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