May 17, 2022 Early Arms & Militaria
This lot is closed for bidding. Bidding ended on 5/17/2022
Lot consists of three items relating to the early US Navy. (A) Journal of the U.S.S. Constellation’s Surgeon. Eight pages in detached boards. Title page: “A Journal Kept on board the U.S. Frigate Constellation M.S. Woolsey Esqr. Commanding / The Flag Ship of Commodore Lewis Warrington / By / Charles Wayne M.D. US Navy / May / 1826 / Pennsylvania Chester County.” Followed by six pages, one page per month, covering May 1 throughout October 6, ending with the note, “Jounal discontinued on account of sickness.” Followed by one page for June 1 to 23, 1827 kept by Surgeon Thomas B. Salter at the U.S. Naval Hospital. Daily entries include wind direction, temperature a.m. and p.m., note on the weather, accounting of men sick, admitted and discharged, and general remarks. The latter category includes notes such as, “Sailed with U.S. Ship Adams on a cruze” and “Fired 21 minute guns on hearing of the Death of J. Adams, Esq. Ex President of the U. States who died July 4- 1826.” CONDITION: Very good. Covers detached, stains to pages, but no missing pieces and text is very legible. (B) March 16, 1799 issue of the Weekly Museum. 4 pages. Page 3 col. 1 contains Truxton’s 9 March 1799 dispatch on his 1799 capture of L’Insurgent. CONDITION: Good. Folds. Small separation lines. (C) Columbian Sentinel & Massachusetts Federalist 28 March 1804. 4 pages. Page 2, column 1 contains the 16 Dec. 1803 dispatch of James Cathcart at Leghorn to Capt. Orne with news of the capture of the USS Philadelphia at Tripoli. CONDITION: Fair. Folds, tape repair, small losses and separation lines. All Ex-Lattimer collection.
Item Dimensions: 16" X 13"