Barron, James, 1769-1851
Person
Found in 2 Collections and/or Records:
James Barron Papers (I)
Collection
Identifier: Mss. 65 B27
Scope and Contents
Correspondence and papers of Commodore James Barron relating to his career in the United States Navy, and especially relating to The Chesapeake-Leopard Affair in 1807 and to his duel with Stephen Decatur. Collection includes photocopies of patents issued to Barron for his inventions and a typescript of William Oliver Stevens' An Affair of Honor, a biography of Barron. Correspondents include John Adams, Jesse Duncan Elliott, Andrew Jackson, Thomas Jefferson, Amos Kendall, Duff Green and Abel...
Dates:
1766-1899
Found in:
Special Collections Research Center
James Barron Papers (III)
Collection
Identifier: Mss. 65 B27 III
Scope and Contents
Photocopies of 15 patents issued to James Barron by US Patent Office between 1816 and 1837.
Dates:
1816-1837
Found in:
Special Collections Research Center
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- Subject: Inventions--History--United States X