Box 3
Contains 56 Results:
Letter - James Barron, Washington, to James Monroe, President of the U. States, 1819 March 8
6 pages. Autograph draft signed. Request for readmission to the Navy, detailed denial of accusation which was contained in letter of Capt. William Lewis, 7 September 1811; he was in this country in September 1811 to April 1812.
Letter - Capt. Hugh G. Campbell, Charleston, to Capt. James Barron, Hampton, Virginia, 1819 May 12
1 page. Autograph Letter Signed. A welcome home letter.
Letter - J.M. Forbes, Washington, to Commodore James Barron, U.S. Navy, Hampton, Virginia, 1819 June 4
2 pages. Autograph Letter Signed.
Letter - Const. Freeman, Auditor, Treasury Department, to Capt. James Barron, U.S. Navy, Hampton, Virginia, 1819 June-December
3 letters. Autograph Letters Signed. Enclosing half-pay vouchers.
Letters - Correspondence of James Barron and Stephen Decatur, leading up to the duel, which was fatal to Decatur, and of their seconds, J. D. Elliott and William Bainbridge, 1819 June-1820 March
19 letters. Autograph Draft Signed, Autograph Letters Signed.
Letter - W. Croghan, "Locust Grove," near Louisville, Kentucky, to Commodore James Barron, Hampton, Virginia, 1819 July 18
1 page. Autograph Letter Signed. Re: warrants for land in Kentucky issued to James Barron's father for Revolutionary War service, being 7777 2/3 acres on the Cumberland River and for 1777 2/3 acres on Hartland Creek.
Letter - John B. Cooper, Hampton, to Commodore James Barron, City of Washington, 1820 March 20
1 page. Autograph Letter Signed. Encouragement and best wishes.
Letter - D.G. Barraud, Norfolk, to his father, Dr. P. Barraud, "Bremo," near New Canton, Virginia, 1820 March 25
2 pages. Autograph Letter Signed.
Letter - J. D. Elliot, Washington, to John Myers, Norfolk, Virginia, 1820 March 30
3 pages. Autograph Letter Signed. Details of duel and of conversation between Barron and Decatur: re: Barron's condition.
Letters - James Barron, Norfolk, to his daughter, Mrs. Jane A. Hope, Hampton, 1820 March
2 letters. Autograph Letters Signed. Re: his nephew, Samuel [Barron] who is at sea as a 4 year old Midshipman on a U.S. warship; and re: bounty lands in Kentucky.
Letters - J. Myers, Norfolk, to Commodore James Barron, Washington, 1820 March-April
5 letters. Autograph Letters Signed. Written to Barron while he is recovering from wound received in duel; and comment on the outcome of the duel and public opinion re: the death of Decatur.
Letters - J. D. Elliott, Norfolk, to Commo. James Barron, Philadelphia and New York, 1820 March-August
4 letters. Autograph Letters Signed. Elliott, who was the second for Barron in his duel, writes about public opinion of the duel and Barron's coming Court of Enquiry in New York.
Letters - William Craig, Philadelphia, to Commo. James Barron, Washington and Norfolk, 1820 March-September
8 letters. Autograph Letters Signed. Finds that public opinion is strongly in favor of Barron after the Barron-Decatur correspondence has been published by the friends of the late Stephen Decatur.
Letters - Const. Freeman, Auditor, Treasury Department, to Capt. James Barron, U.S. Navy, Norfolk, Virginia, 1820 March-November
4 letters. Autograph Letters Signed. Vouchers for pay sustenance and medical costs.
Letter - Com'dr. Tingey, Navy Yard, to Comd'r James Barron, Congress Hotel, [Washington], 1820 April 6
1 page. Autograph Letter Signed. His respects.
Letter - Augustus Fleming, New York, to Commodore James Barron, Hampton, 1820 April 9
1 page. Autograph Letter Signed. Re: the published correspondence of Decatur, which appears to be helping Barron.
Newspaper Editorial - The Gazette, Winchester, Virginia, 1820 April 15
Newspaper Clipping. A lead editorial stating " . . . Com. Barron stands acquitted of all blame."
Letter - Carolina Colbiornsen, Copenhagen, to Capt. James Barron, Hampton, Virginia, 1820 April 18
2 pages. Autograph Letter Signed. Re: American group in Copenhagen.
Letter - A. Fibiger, Copenhagen, to James Barron, Hampton, Virginia, 1820 April 20
2 pages. Autograph Letter Signed. Sent with other letters from friends from Copenhagen.
Letters - James Barron to James Monroe, President of the United States, Washington, 1820 April
Two letters written by James Barron to James Monroe. The first letter is eight pages, autograph draft signed, and an appeal for exoneration from the accusations made against him. The second letter is also eight pages, and a copy of a letter sent to the President of the U.S. informing him of Barron's reason for absence from the late war, also dated 1820 April.
Letter - J.H. Cocke, "Bremo," to Comdre. James Barron, Norfolk, 1820 May 1
2 pages. Autograph Letter Signed. Re: a newly invented plough of Barron's.
Printed communication - on "Uniform dress" in the Navy, issued by Smith Thompson, 1820 May 10
4 pages. Printed Material.
Letter - Joseph Cassin, Navy Yard, Washington, to Commodore James Barron, Norfolk, Virginia, 1820 June 16
2 pages. Autograph Letter Signed. Re: Barron's wound.
Letter - W. King, Washington, to Commodore James Barron, 1820 July 5
1 page. Autograph Letter Signed. Re: a visit to Washington.
Letters - J.M. Ellah, Elsinore, to Commodore James Barron, Norfolk, 1820 July-August
2 letters. Autograph Letters Signed. Re: affairs in Denmark and the reception of the news of the duel.