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John Chambers, letter, to Matthew Calbraith Perry, 12 August 1839
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Object Description
Manuscript Number
18390812
Title
John
Chambers
,
letter
, to
Matthew
Calbraith
Perry
,
12
August
1839
Date
1839-08-12
Place Written
Washington
City
Recipient
Matthew
Calbraith
Perry
From
John
Chambers
Intellectual Description
John
Chambers
recollects
his
experiences
with
Oliver
Hazard
Perry
and
assents
to
Matthew
Calbraith
Perry's
request
to
help
with
proving
Lt
.
Elliot
wrong
.
Topic
Letters
Post-dating
Perry's
Life
;
Troubles
and
Apologies
;
Correspondence
with
Military
Friends
or
Past
Comrades
;
Concerning
the
Biography
of
Perry
Subject
1839-08-12
[18390812]
Notes
There was a
longstanding
controversy
between
Com
.
Perry
and
Lt
.
Elliot
concerning
the
command
of the
Niagara
at the
Battle
of
Lake
Erie
.
Perry's
flagship
Lawrence
was
decimated
by the
British
forces
in the
battle
, and
Lt
.
Eliot
, in
command
of the
Niagara
,
did
not
come
to her
rescue
.
Perry
then
took
over
the
Niagara
himself
and
won
the
battle
.
Chambers
tells
of his
experience
in the
Battle
of the
Thames
,
referring
to the
Thames
River
in
Ontario
.
John
Chambers
, from
Kentucky
, was an
aide
de
camp
of
General
Harrison
.
Alexander
Slidell
Mackenzie
notes
in his
biography
of
Perry
that he
is
grateful
for
Chambers
'
help
in its
creation
.
Author
John
Chambers
Format
JPEG2000
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from
TIFF
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