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WILLIAM BAINBRIDGE

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WILLIAM BAINBRIDGE
<p><b><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:windowtext'>WILLIAM BAINBRIDGE </span></b><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:Arial; color:windowtext'>(1774-1833). American naval officer imprisoned after the loss of the <i>USS Philadelphia</i> to Barbary pirates at Tripoli. He later commanded the <i>USS Constitution</i> in capture of the British frigate <i>HMS Java</i> in the War of 1812. Boldly penned clipped signature, 3¼”x2”. Laid to heavier stock. Fine. Also included is a military broadside from the US War Department, 1p, 4to, [Washington, DC], ca. 1825. Regarding “<i>Section of Bounty Lands,</i>” determining legitimate heirs of soldiers “<i>slain by the enemy, orotherwise died.</i>..” and the allocation of bounty land grants. Weak horizontal folds; o/w VG. Very nice.</span></p>