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Collection of Isaac Hull Papers, 1791-1962 Collection of Isaac Hull Papers, 1791-1962 Loan #: 1.2001TL Size: 2.085 Linear Feet Loan Information: On loan to the USS Constitution Museum from a Private Collection. Biography: Isaac Hull was born in Derby (now Shelton), Connecticut in 1773 to Sarah Bennett Hull and Revolutionary War officer Joseph Hull. His military career began in 1798 when he accepted a commission as a lieutenant in the US Navy. He served with distinction aboard USS Constitution Quasi- War against France until 1801. In the years that followed, he rose steadily through the ranks and commanded USS Chesapeake and USS President before returning to Constitution as captain in 1810. Hull and his crew won the first American naval victory of the War of 1812 when Constitution defeated the British frigate HMS Guerriere on August 19, 1812. Hull received praise for his gallantry and was awarded a Congressional Gold Medal and several commemorative presentation pieces for his naval victories. After the war, Hull commanded the Pacific and Mediterranean Squadrons, as well as the Boston and Washington Navy Yards. He died in 1843 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Scope Note: The collection contains numerous letters, mostly personal, beginning from the time Hull left home in Derby, Connecticut and went to stay with his uncle, William Hull, and ending with memorial dedication services conducted as late as 1962. Also included are notes on Hull’s naval career, legal documents, and manuscripts. Preferred Citation: Collection of Isaac Hull Papers, 1791-1962; item description, dates. Box #, Folder #. USS Constitution Museum. On Loan from a Private Collection. Box 87 Folder 5 Isaac Hull to Joseph Hull, Boston, Oct. 8, 1791 6 Isaac Hull to Joseph Hull, Boston, Oct. 25, 1791 7 Isaac Hull to Joseph Hull, Boston, Nov. 9, 1791 8 William Hull to Samuel Adams, Newton, March 20, 1797 9 Silas Talbot to Secretary Stoddert, May 12, 1800 10 Henry Hull to Mary Wheeler, New York, Sept. 15, 1807 11 Stephen Decatur to Isaac Hull, Norfolk, Dec. 18, 1807 12 Isaac Hull to Joseph Hull, Norfolk, Feb. 18, 1808 13 Isaac Hull to Joseph Hull, Middletown, April 14, 1808 14 Isaac Hull to Joseph Hull, Norwich, May 2, 1808 15 Isaac Hull to Joseph Hull, Middletown, May 1808 16 Isaac Hull to Joseph Hull, Middletown, June 16, 1808 17 Isaac Hull to Joseph Hull, Norwich, June 25, 1808 18 Isaac Hull to Joseph Hull, Norwich, July 31, 1808 19 Abijah Hull to Lemon Stone, August 29, 1808 20 Isaac Hull to Joseph Hull, Middletown, Oct. 29, 1808 21 Isaac Hull to Joseph Hull, Norwich, Nov. 14, 1808 22 Isaac Hull to Joseph Hull, Norwich, Nov. 25, 1808 23 Isaac Hull to Joseph Hull, Norwich, Nov. 26, 1808 24 Daniel Hull to Mary Wheeler, New York, Nov. 28, 1808 25 William Hull to Mary Wheeler, New York, Dec. 10, 1808 26 Isaac Hull to Joseph Hull, Boston, April 24, 1809 27 Isaac Hull to Joseph Hull, Boston, May 11, 1809 28 Isaac Hull to Joseph Hull, June 29, 1809 29 Isaac Hull to Joseph Hull, New London, July 20, 1809 30 Isaac Hull to Joseph Hull, Boston, August 7, 1809 31 Isaac Hull to Joseph Hull, Boston, August 28, 1809 32 Isaac Hull to Mary Wheeler, Boston, October 27, 1809 33 Isaac Hull to Mary Wheeler, Boston, November 28, 1809 34 Charles Hull to Mary Wheeler, New York, Dec. 14, 1809 35 William Hull to Mary Wheeler, New York, January 10, 1810 (?) postmark 36 Isaac Hull to Mary Wheeler, Boston, Jan. 13, 1810 37 Mary Wheeler to Levi Hull, Litchfield, March 3, 1810 38 Isaac Hull to Mary Wheeler, Boston, March 21, 1810 39 John Rodgers to Isaac Hull, Hampton Roads, June 19, 1810 40 Isaac Hull to Mary Wheeler, Boston, July 12, 1810 41 John Rodgers to Isaac Hull, Hampton Roads, Aug. 4, 1810 42 Isaac Hull to Mary Wheeler, Philadelphia, Oct. 26, 1810 43 Levi Hull to Mary Wheeler, Savannah, Dec. 14, 1810 44 Isaac Hull to Joseph Hull, New London, Jan. 7, 1811 45 Levi Hull to Mary Wheeler, Savannah, Jan. 16, 1811 46 Isaac Hull to Mary Wheeler, New London, Jan. 24, 1811 47 Isaac Hull to Joseph Hull, New London, Jan. 25, 1811 48 Isaac Hull to Mary Wheeler, New London. Feb. 23, 1811 49 Levi Hull to Mary Wheeler, Savannah, Mar. 7, 1811 50 Isaac Hull to Joseph Hull, New London. Mar. 20, 1811 51 Paul Hamilton to Isaac Hull, Washington, June 12, 1811 52 Isaac Hull to Mary Wheeler Hull, Annapolis, June 22, 1811 53 Charles Stewart to Isaac Hull, Philadelphia, July 7, 1811 54 Isaac Hull to Mary Wheeler Hull. Annapolis, July 24, 1811 55 David Bailie Warden to Isaac Hull, Paris. Sept. 21, 1811 56 David Bailie Warden to Isaac Hull, Paris, Nov. 18, 1811 57 Joel Barlow to Paul Hamilton, Paris, Dec. 16, 1811 58 David Bailie Warden to Isaac Hull, Paris, Dec. 21, 1811 59 David Bailie Warden to Isaac Hull, Paris, Jan. 3, 181[2] 60 Isaac Hull to Mary Wheeler Hull, Washington, April 15, 1812 61 William Hull to Joseph Hull, Washington, April 16, 1812 62 Isaac Hull to Joseph Hull, Washington, June 10, 1812 63 Paul Hamilton to Isaac Hull, Washington, June 18, 1812 64 Isaac Hull to Joseph Hull, USS CONSTITUTION - Chesapeake Bay, July 5, 1812 65 Paul Hamilton to Isaac Hull, Washington, July 29, 1812 66 Isaac Hull to Joseph Hull, Boston, Aug. 1, 1812 67 Elizabeth Hull to Mary Wheeler Hull, Fairfield, Aug. 17, [1812] 68 C. Gillet to Joseph Hull re William Hull’s capitulation, September 1, 1812 69 James Jay to Isaac Hull, New York, Sept. 12, 1812 70 E. V. Curtis to Isaac Hull, Germantown, Sept. 24, 1812 71 Paul Hamilton to Isaac Hull, Washington, Oct. 10, 1812 72 Isaac Hull to Joseph Hull, New York, Oct. 21, 1812 73 Paul Hamilton to Isaac Hull, Washington, Oct. 21, 1812 74 Joel Barlow to Isaac Hull, Paris, Nov. 14, 1812 75 Henry Hull to Mary Wheeler Hull, New York, March 17, 1813 76 Isaac Hull to Joseph Hull, Boston, March 21, 1813 77 Isaac Hull to Mary Wheeler Hull, Portsmouth, Apr. 14, 1813 78 Isaac Hull to Mary Wheeler Hull, Portsmouth, June 20, 1813 79 Isaac Hull to Henry Hull, Portsmouth, June 26, 1813 80 Elijah Humphrey to Isaac Hull, July 3, 1813 81 W. Jones to Isaac Hull, Washington, July 3, 1813 82 Isaac Hull to Mary Wheeler Hull, Portsmouth, Aug. 22, 1814 83 Isaac Hull to Mary Wheeler Hull, Portsmouth, Nov. 15, 1814 84 John Rodgers to B. W. Crowningshield, Feb. 11, 1815 (typed) 85 Isaac Hull to Mary Wheeler Hull, Boston, Dec. 15, 1815 86 Daniel Hull to Mary Wheeler Hull, New York, Apr. 10, 1816 87 Isaac Hull to Mary Wheeler Hull, Boston, April 10, 1816 88 Isaac Hull to Charles Hull, Portsmouth, May 19, 1816 89 Isaac Hull to Mary Wheeler Hull, Boston, June 8, 1816 90 Isaac Hull to Mary Wheeler Hull, Boston, June 12, 1816 91 Daniel Hull to Mary Wheeler Hull, Natchez, Apr. 15, 1817 92 Daniel Hull to Mary Wheeler Hull, Natchez, July 2, 1817 93 Isaac Hull to Mary Wheeler Hull, Boston, Nov. 2, 1817 94 Isaac Hull to Mary Wheeler Hull, Boston, March 7, 1818 95 Charles Hull to Mary Wheeler Hull, New York, April 16, 1819 Box 88 Folder 1 Isaac Hull to Mary Wheeler Hull, Boston, Jan. 17, 1821 2 Isaac Hull to Mary Wheeler Hull, Boston, May 30, 1821 3 Isaac Hull to Joseph B. Hull, Boston, June 16, 1821 4 Isaac Hull to Joseph B. Hull, Charlestown, Aug. 26, 1821 5 Isaac Hull to Joseph B. Hull, Boston, Sept. 3, [1821] 6 Isaac Hull to Benjamin Silliman enclosing a plan of action between “Constitution & Guerriere,” Oct. 29, 1821 (copy) 7 Smith Thompson to Isaac Hull, May 21, 1822 8 Isaac Hull to Joseph B. Hull, Charlestown, Dec. 23, 1822 9 Isaac Hull to Joseph B. Hull, Boston, Feb. 15, 1823 10 William Hull to Isaac Hull, Newton, Feb. 9, 1824 11 Samuel Larned to Isaac Hull, Valparaiso, Mar. 31, 1824 12 Tomas de Heres to Isaac Hull, Lima, Dec. 19, 1824 (with translation) 13 Samuel L. Southard to Isaac Hull, Washington, May 24, 1825 14 William Hull to Isaac Hull, Newton, Aug. 25, 1825 15 Marie Cherise to Isaac Hull, October 15, 1825 16 Samuel L. Southard to Isaac Hull, Washington, Nov. 30, 1825 17 Hammond & Newman to Isaac Hull, Baltimore, Dec. 7, 1825 18 Thomas Catesby Jones to S. Ellingworth, U.S.S. Peacock, Mar. 6, 1826 19 S. Ellingrot to Thomas Catesby Jones, Lima, Apr. 7, 1826 20 Thomas Catesby Jones to Isaac Hull, USS Peacock, May 3, 1826 21 Isaac Hull to Thomas Catesby Jones, USF United States, May 25, 1826 22 Thomas Catesby Jones to Isaac Hull, USS Peacock, June 9, 1826 23 New York Horticultural Society to Isaac Hull, New York, June 27, 1826 24 Samuel L. Southard to Isaac Hull, Washington, July 7, 1826 25 Samuel L. Southard to Isaac Hull, Washington, July 10, 1826 26 Isaac Hull to Joseph B. Hull, New York, Oct. 17, 1826 27 Samuel L. Southard to Isaac Hull, May 17, 1827 28 Isaac Hull to Thompson, New York, June 9, 1827 29 Isaac Hull to Joseph B. Hull, Philadelphia, Jan. 10, 1828 30 Isaac Hull to Joseph B. Hull, Philadelphia, Jan. 11, 1828 31 Isaac Hull to Joseph B. Hull, Philadelphia. Jan. 23, 1828 32 John R. Fenwick to Isaac Hull, Fort Columbus, NY, Feb. 5, 1828 33 Ethan Alling to Mary Wheeler Hull, Swinsburgh, Ohio, Aug. 9, 1828 34 Isaac Hull to Joseph B.
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