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<b>984. JAMES LAWRENCE</b> (1781 - 1813) American naval officer in command of the U.S.S. Hornet when he captured the British H.M.S. Peacock during the War of 1812. On June 1, 1813, commanding a new and untrained crew on the frigate U.S.S. Chesapeake off Boston, Lawrence engaged the H.M.S. Shannon, with the best trained crew in the Royal Navy. In less than 15 minutes, Lawrence's crew was overwhelmed. Mortally wounded, Lawrence shouted, "Tell the men to fire faster and not to give up the ship; fight her till she sinks!" True to his words, every officer in the Chesapeake's chain of command fought until he was either killed or wounded. Of course, Lawrence's quote has come down over the years to read: "<i>Don't give up the ship!</i>". Excessively rare, good content manuscript D.S. "<i>Jas. Lawrence</i>", 1p. oblong 8vo., Philadelphia, Aug. 4, 1809, in full: "<i>Received Philad'a August 4 1809 of Callender Irvine Navy Storekeeper for the United States Ship Wasp - One - 12 pd. Worm & Ladle One - 12 pd. Rammer & Sponge Jas. Lawrence</i>". Very good to fine, framed with two engravings, a commemorative coin and a photo of the modern US Navy warship USS JAMES LAWRENCE. The tools ordered by Lawrence were used exclusively for the preparation of cannon firing. At the time, Lawrence was in command of the Wasp. In what may be an incredible coincidence, one should note the following: Following Lawrence's promotion and transfer, the Wasp operated along the coast of the U.S. during the War of 1812. Her only action of war was in October 1812 when she engaged HMS Frolic in battle. Both ships sustained heavy damage, but Wasp prevailed. Later that same day Wasp, heavily damaged and unable to fight or run, surrendered to HMS Poictiers and then served briefly in the Royal Navy as HMS Peacock. Yet, while in command of the Hornet off Brazil, Lawrence engaged and sank the HMS Peacock, which may have been his old command, the captured USS Wasp! We have attempted to trace the history of any British naval vessel HMS Peacock, and we were able to locate only the very vessel Lawrence sank! <b>$3,000-4,000</b>
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