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- Creator
- Perry, Oliver Hazard, 1785-1819
- Call number
- MssCol 2386
- Physical description
- .08 linear feet (1 volume)
- Preferred Citation
- Oliver Hazard Perry naval letters, Manuscripts and Archives Division, The New York Public Library
- Repository
- Manuscripts and Archives Division
- Access to materials
- Request an in-person research appointment.
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
Using the collection
Location
Manuscripts and Archives DivisionStephen A. Schwarzman Building
Fifth Avenue at 42nd Street, New York, NY 10018-2788
Brooke Russell Astor Reading Room, Third Floor, Room 328