Original Antique Senate Report Decatur Barbary War 1816 And Congressional Record for Sale

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Original Antique Senate Report Decatur Barbary War 1816 And Congressional Record For Sale

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Original Antique Senate Report Decatur Barbary War 1816 And Congressional Record:
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Rare extract fromthe Senate Record of January 11, 1816, with Commodore Stephen Decatur reportingon his successful naval expedition of 1815 to deal with the Barbary corsairswho had been raiding U.S. merchant ships while the U.S. was preoccupied by theWar of 1812. With the end of that war and an expanded Navy, Decatur was able toconduct what is known as the Second Barbary War against the corsairs ofAlgiers, Tunis, and Tripoli, freeing captives and ships, and putting an end toAmerica’s payment of tribute. A valuable source of naval history and Americana. This is anoriginal, not/not a copy or later repro. 16 pages. ALSO/ALSO

2-page extractfrom the Congressional Record from April 26, 1848, relevant to pensions for thesurvivors and widows of the naval personnel involved in the First Barbary War in1804 under Decatur. This is an original, not a copy.