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<B>Oliver Hazard Perry manuscript Document Signed, "</B></I><I>O. H. Perry".</B></I> One page, 8" x 13", Baltimore, July 19, 1815, an account for purchases made by Perry for outfitting the galley and officer's dining room on the ship <I>Java</B></I> including "<I>4 dozen Ivory Table Knives & forks...Tea Kettle...1 Gridiron...1 Patent cork screw...1 Talbe Bell...1 stew Pan...2 sweeping rushes...1 crumb brush...1 Frying Pan...1 Cleaver</B></I>" among other necessities. Perry (1785-1819) gained immortality for his spectacular victory on Lake Erie during the War of 1812. In 1814 he was assigned to the USS <I>Java</B></I> but was unable to engage his ship against the British due to their blockade of Baltimore. In this document, Perry was outfitting the ship for a cruise to the Mediterranean that lasted until 1817. Lightly toned at margins, partial fold separation, minor marginal losses, else fine. <I>Ex. Henry E. Luhrs Collection.</B></I><BR><BR><BR><b>Shipping:</b> Flat Material, Small (<a target="_blank" href="http://www.heritageauctions.com/common/shipping.php">view shipping information</a>)
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