Oliver Hazard Perry naval letters

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unitid

{"value"=>"MssCol 2386", "type"=>"local_call"}

{"value"=>"2386", "type"=>"local_mss"}

unittitle

{"value"=>"Oliver Hazard Perry naval letters"}

unitdate

{"value"=>"1813", "type"=>"inclusive", "normal"=>"1813"}

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{"format"=>"structured", "physdesc_components"=>[{"name"=>"extent", "value"=>".08 linear foot (1 volume)"}], "supress_display"=>true}

abstract

{"value"=>"This collection consists of two contemporary copies of letters written by Naval Commander Oliver Hazard Perry to General William Henry Harrison during the War of 1812. The September 10, 1813, letter describes the state of Perry's naval engagement: \"We have met the enemy and they are ours.\" The September 11, 1813, letter contains a request for a prisoner guard"}

date_inclusive_start

1813

date_inclusive_end

1813

origination

{"value"=>"Perry, Oliver Hazard, 1785-1819", "type"=>"persname"}

keydate

1813

prefercite

{"value"=>"Oliver Hazard Perry naval letters, Manuscripts and Archives Division, The New York Public Library"}

extent_statement

.08 linear feet (1 volume)

date_start

1813

date_end

1813

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