| Collection |
Marblehead and the USS Constitution |
| Date |
July 1931 |
| Abstract |
Ten typewritten pages of a speech written on the back of the Ships Cabin, Marblehead, Massachusetts Stationery.
The speech describes the situation 1785 where the pirates from the North of Africa were taking American merchant ships because we did not have a Navy to protect them. In 1793 congress passed an act approving of a Navy. Six oversized frigates were built. they were designed to be larger and carry more guns than an average frigate and be faster than any larger ship-of-the-line.
The speech continued with the special relationship with the Town of Marblehead as many of the crew were from the town, and it list many of their names. |
| Home Location |
FU Box 18X13 Charlie Shelf#4 |
| Object ID |
2006-073-00299 |
| Object Name |
Speech |
| People |
Adams, John
Auderton,Samuel
Abbott, Stephen
Armrod, Richard
Bailey, Thomas
Brimblecomb, Phillip
Chambers, Ephraim
Cheever, John
Cheever, Joseph
Cowell, Hector
Chandler, John
Clark, William
Furness, Joseph
Florence, Nicholas
Gilbert, Thomas, 2nd
Grush, Robert W.
Goss, John
Homan, Thomas
Green, Samuel H.
High, John
Jones, James
Knowland, Andrew, Jr.
Knowland, Thomas
Lancey, John
Mason, James
Main, Thomas
Miller, John
Mitchell, John
Parker, Edmund
Quill, David
Russell, John
Roundy, John
Twisden, Christopher
Wadden, James |
| Search Terms |
USS Constitution |
| Title |
Constitution Coming Soon |
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