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OFFICERS

President E dward Dru mmond Libbey First Vice-President William Hardee

o c - resident A rthur ecor S ec nd Vi e P J. S c T reasurer Isaa E . Knisely

ecretar Ch arles A ch e tt S y . S m au Curator A lmon n C. Whiti g A ssistant Director Nina Spalding S tevens tan t Tr er us tus lcox A ssis easur C. J Wi s ta t e e r eila E rown A s is n S cr ta y L . B Librarian E li$ abe th M anley t r e W tevens Direc or Geo g . S

T RUST EES

Charles A shle E dwar ru mmond Libbe S . y d D y Clarence Brown e erson D obinson J ﬁ . R

ohn H. Do le Ch rle chmettau J y a s A . S E dw ard Ford rthu r S ecor A J.

hoema er Freder L dd e rederic B . ick . Ge s F k S k William Hardee Carl B it$ er . Sp ac ll n hast Isa E . Knisely A lvin B . Ti i g

William al in oh ill s J. W d g J n N . W y Wm A Gosline r hos W arner . . W , J . T . . D haw M b r . C. S Irving acom e Brand Whitloc k

B Y t r ans f e r Th e Wh i t e Hous e 19 1 3

THE TOLEDO MUSEUM OF ART

C A T A L OG U E OF THE

PERRY VICTORY CENTENNIAL E$ POSITION

M US EUM CENTENNIAL COM M ITTEE

HN H D O Y E BR N O JO . L A D WHITL CK H E T H . . S C T A U T H C AS A M OS . S PA KH . R URS T V E W. T E NS r e c or To e d G O. S E i t l M s e m , D o u u Of A r t

COM M ITTEE OF PATRIOTIC SOCIETIE S

W H H I H M R . . . S T S . M Co lo nia l Da m e s K N T HA M IL T N M RS J. E O A . . R . o , D f Ohio

M RS . JOHN H . D O YLE T le d Ch a ter D A o o . R p , , . I H PKIN MIS S C ORDE L A O . O S

U . S . S o cie t Da h te r y, ug s of 1812 LL E NKOPF M RS . E LLA MO

M a um e e Va lley Pione er and His tor ica l A s s oc ia tion

M IS S J ULIA N OR T ON Ur s la W lco tt Ch a ter A o . . u p , D R . I E DITH WHITAKE R Ft M SS . Ind s tr Ch a ter A u y p , D . . R .

R GE O. W . S TE VE NS M S . Tole d o M u s e um of A r t

A G AND 1913 JULY, U UST SEPTEMBER Com modore Oliv e r Ha$ ard Pe rry

Of Oliv er Hazard Perry , th e h ero Lak e Erie , I 1785 . w as born at South Kensington , R . . , in His

r m father b efo e him w as a sea an , and fought

Of through out the R evolutionary War . At the age 4 1 . Oliv er entered the U . S . Navy as a midshipman

He w ent through th e Tripolitan War , which grad u at e d v f so many brilliant na al O ﬁcers . Durin g th e early part of the w ar Of 1812 he w as in charge Of

o a ﬂotilla Of gunboats at Newport . Desiring t see

more active servic e , he requested that h e b e at

t ac h e d to the naval fo rce on the lakes ; accordingly 1813 in March , , h e arrived at the Port of E rie , there to find a ﬂeet Of t en v essels b eing prep ared to take action against the British ﬂeet under Com

m o d o re Ol d Bartley , an and experienced naval ff f O ic er and h ero Of the days O Nelson . Perry w as

28 an then years of age . With inadequate force ,

r s et and many of his men inexperienced , Per y to

w ork to complete , rig and arm the v essels under hi s command . This w as no small underta king as everythin g had to b e transported for hundreds of

Of s miles overland , over the worst road , with

a . m ny annoyances and delays How ever , the young commander surmounted all difﬁculties and found

on 10 himself , the morning Of Sept . , with his ﬂeet

- in - anchored in the waters Of Put Bay . The ﬂeet 20 consisted of th e Law renc e , guns , the Niagara ,

20 a 3 guns , the schooners , C ledonia , guns , and

ri 4 A el , guns , together w ith six smaller vessels I ’ carrying from one to tw o gun s each . n all Perry s 55 63 ﬂeet mount ed guns , and the British ﬂeet ’

. guns Perry s ﬂa g ship , th e Law rence , entered the

engagement ah ead of the ﬂeet , and rec eived the

f t h e f entire force O attack O the British . His ship

6 P A I N T I N G S w as soon disabled and rendered useless for further

an d action , th e greater part of th e crew either

o r w . o killed ounded Captain E lliott , the sec nd in

r u command , failed to b ing p the Niagara to the

o f support Perry , and the smaller v essels of the

fleet had not come w ithin firing distance . With h is ship shot from under him , Perry too k his flag

fo r t he and started in a small b oat the Nia gara , British Ships ﬁrin g broadside s at him at pistol shot distance , as he passed by them in succession . d Although the w ater boiled about him , he reache

a the Ni gara in safety , and taking her and the rest

of the ﬂeet quic kly into action , turned the tide , gloriou sly winning the victory which swiftly

e terminated British supr macy in this region , and w on the plaudi ts an d gratitude Of the whole Ameri

can peopl e .

OLIVE R HAZARD PERRY .

By Gilb ert Stuart .

O $ Len t by li ve r Ha a rd Perry , of Lowell , Mass th e

grand son O f Com mod ore Perry .

GILBERT STUART , th e painter of this can I 1755 v as , w as b orn at Narragansett , R . . , in , and in 1828 io Of died at Boston . He entered the stud 1785 B enj amin West as a pupil . In he set up a studio Of h is own in London where he achiev ed marked popularity and ﬁnancial success painting

i Ge o r e III many d stinguished persons , including g , $ VI I . George V , and Louis He returned to America in 1792 where he painted many other notable persons , including six Presidents , George ffe Washington , John Adams , Thomas Je rson , James

s . Madi on , James Monroe and John Quincy Adams P A I N T I N G S

— . 2 , OLIVER HAZARD PERRY

By John Wesley Jarvis . k Lent by th e A rt Comm i ss i on o f th e C i ty o f New Yor .

This portrait w as painted for th e City o f New

1816 Fo r a York by Jarvis in . m ny years it has f o . b een in th e Hall Re cords , Manhattan

JOHN WE SLEY JARVI S , the painter , was 1 80 born in England in 7 . When ﬁv e years of age b e he came with his father t o this country . He

o f came a p ortrait painter promin enc e , and exe c u t e d numerous commissions for th e City of New

s York , including p ortrait of Gov ernor Fillmore ,

C ommodores Perry , Swift , Hull , Bainbridge , Mac

donough and other men of note .

3 . OLIVER HAZARD PERRY .

BV John Wesl ey Jarvis .

S N D o l l e c Len t b y th e U . . avy epartmen t , from th e c - i n U . N t i on s th e . S aval Acad emy at An nap oli s , I d .

4 P . OLIVER HAZAR D ERRY .

By John Wesl ey Jervis . “ I W Lent by th e Sm i th son i an n st i tut i on . ash i ngt on ,

V T HE 5 . PERRY LE A ING LAWRE NCE . m By Tho as Birch .

Len t by Mrs . William Pepp er , Sen i o r , of Ph ilad elph ia , a grand dau gh ter O f Commodo re O li ver Ha $ ard F a Perry , wh o before h er marriage was Mi ss r n ces Sergean t Pe rry .

This historic canvas by Thomas Bi rch shows Commodore Perry in an Open b oat leaving the

Lawrence for the Niagara . The painting w as lent to the International E xhibition Of 1876 in Phila

delphia by Thomas Birch Son of that city . It r w as purchased from th em by William Peppe ,

Senior . O LI V ER HA $ AR D P ERRY B Y G I LBERT STU ART

P A I N T I N G S

I a THOMA S B RCH , the p inter , w as b orn in 1779 London , England , in , and died in Philadelphia

1851 w as in . At the opening of th e last century he

s a succe sful portrait painter in Philadelphia . Shortly b efore th e w ar Of 1812 he turned his atten tion to marine paintin g and illus trated with h is brush many of the naval e ngagement s Of the w ar

e four of which are hung in the pr s ent exhibition .

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PERRY S VICTORY ON LAKE ERIE .

W . By illiam H . Pow ell Len t b y the State of Oh i o from th e h i stori cal c o l l e c t h e 0 . t i on of pai nt i n gs i n State Hou se , Colu mbu s , This historical canvas shows C ommodore Perry making his w ay in a small boat from his disabled

ﬂagship , the Lawrence , to the Niagara , exposed at close range to th e heavy broadsides of the British

ﬂeet .

W ILLIAM H . POWELL , the painter of the 1824 ab ov e canvas , w as born in Ohio in and died in 1879 I New York in . He studi ed in taly and in

a w as Fr nce . He an associate memb er of th e Na t ion al Academy and devoted himself to portrait and historical painting . He painted the Discov ery of th e Mississippi by De Soto which hangs in th e f rotunda O the Capitol at Washington . His canvas

Of a the Battl e L k e Erie , w as painted for the State

f fo r O Ohio , and many years has hung in the State

House , Columbus . He painted portraits of General

M c Cl ell an I m , Washington rving , Alexandre Du as ,

and many other notabl es .

T HE BAT T LE F LA E E IE O K R .

arlt on T h a By C . C pman .

T . n Len t by Carlton Chapma .

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T h e B attle of Lake E ri e w as foug h t Off Put ’ - 1 1 1 0 8 3. in Bay September , Perry s flagship , w re nc e b e n c om e t e d s b e e r t h e La , i g pl ly i a l d a ly n e me nt Comm o do re Pe rr t o o h is in th e e g ag , y k e nt e re d sm l b oat and m de fo r t h e flag , a a l a Ni ag a ra in a f ury of b ro a ds ide s from th e B ritish In t h re e h o urs Pe rr c t ure d t h e e ntire fl e e t . y ap Brit i sh s q u ad ron and se nt fo rt h h is fam ous

e W e h v e m e t th e e ne m an d t e r m e s s ag , a y h y a e

$ on ours . See article on Oliv er Hazard Perry pre T h s s r t e d int n s ow s t h e c e ding p ag e s . i pi i pa i g h n E n Niag a ra b re aki g t h e ng li s h li e .

on e o C ARL TON T . CHAPMAN , of the f re m o st Am eri n m r ne nt e rs w as b o rn at ca $ a i pai , 1860 New London , Ohio , in . His early life was H urs u h i s p ent in T ol e do . e p e d s s t udie s at th e Nat i on al A c ade m y Of D e s ig n an d t h e Le ag ue in i A m P r H i r an at u n de . Ne w Yo k d J l a ca y , a i s e s an a uth o rit y o n th e n av al h i st o ry o f t h e U nit e d

n n v l ns ruc t n . M r h m n St at e s and o a a c o t i o . C ap a

r v d m n h onors n ud n m e d s at h as e ce i e a y , i cl i g al 1892 m Boston , ; at the Colu bian E xposition , C 1893 A tl nt E x sit on 189 Pan h i c ag o , ; a a p o i , 5 ; m e ric n E x o s t on uffa o 1901 and at t h e A a p i i , B l , ,

19 2 o 0 . f Charleston Exposition , He is a member t h e N t ona de m t h e oc e t f Am e r c n a i l A c a y , S i y O i a r n h A r A tist s a d t e m e ican W at e r Color S oci e t y .

THE BATTLE OF LAKE ERIE .

s By Wm . Steeple Davi .

. D Len t by Wm Steepl e av i s . This painting illustrates the battle shortly after Perry reach ed the Niagara which is shown to the right in the fo reground ﬁring at th e Queen Char lotte and the Detroit , which are head on in the P A I N T I N G S

middle distance , partly obscured by a cloud o f

smok e . I WILLIAM STEEPLE DAV S , the painter , I Y 1 84 . 8 h i . . . s w as b orn at Orient , L , N , in , where

i - s tudio is at present located . He s s elf taught and his w o rk cov ers a w ide range of subj ects with i . s equal facility He also noted as an etcher .

— 9, COMM ODORE STE PHE N DE CATUR .

By Thomas Sully .

Len t by th e Art Comm i ssi o n o f th e Ci ty O f New York .

r w as 1779 Stephen Decatu born in Maryland , . He was on e of the most conspicuous ﬁgures in the

naval history of th e United States . During the w ar w ith Tripoli his exploits w ere daring and 1 1 dramatic . At the outbreak of the War of 8 2 he

w as in command of the frigate United States . He 2 1 12 5 8 . captured the Macedonian O ct . , After th e close of the w ar his squad ron subdued th e

Barbary States . He is the author of the sentiment ,

M sh e r y country , may ever b e right , but ight or $ wrong , my country . He w as killed in a duel 1816 with Commodore Barron in . This portrait was painted for the City of New

1814 rs York by Thomas Sully in , and for many yea ’ h as r f it hung in the Comptrolle s O ﬁce .

THOMA S U Y w as S LL , the painter , born in England in 1783 and came t o this country with his

s a s parent when about ten ye rs of age . He tudied

under Gilb ert Stuart and Benj amin West . He vi sited England and there painted portraits of

many notables , including one of Queen Victoria 1838 in . He exhibited many paintings at the

Royal Academy , London . Among his notable por traits done in America are those of Commodore

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ff n Stephen Decatur , Thomas Je erson , Remb ra dt

Peale and Gen eral Lafayette . He died in Phila 1872 delphia in .

- 10 . COMMODORE I SAAC HULL .

By John Wesley Jarvis .

Len t by th e Art Comm i ssi on o f th e Ci ty of New York .

I n 1775 saac Hull w as born at Derby , Con , , w as commissioned as lieutenant in the Navy in

1798 . He saw much activ e service , especially dur

ing th e w ar with Tripoli . At the Op ening of the w ar of 1812 he w as in command Of the C on stit u

I o f h e c o m tion . n the ﬁrst nav al action the w ar

l e l p t e y w rec ked the English frigate Guerriere . 1812 During July , , h e was chased by a British

squadron for three days , but by sup erior seaman

t o . ship he managed escap e , and saved his v essel 1843 He died in Philadelphia in . This portrait was painted fo r th e City Of Ne w 1815 York by Jarvis in , and for many years has

hun g in the City Hall . I JOHN WE SLEY JARV S , th e painter , was 1780 h born in England in . W en ﬁve years Of age

b e he came with his father to this country . He came a portrait painter of prominenc e and exe cuted numerou s commi ssions for the City Of N ew

Of -o r York , including portraits Govern Fillmore ,

Commodores Perry , Sw ift , Hull , Bainbridge , Mac

o f donough and other men note .

11 — . COMMODORE WM . BAI NBRIDGE .

By John Wesl ey Jarvis . N Lent by th e Art Commi ssi on of th e Ci ty of ew Yo rk .

. J . Wm Bainbridge w as born at Princeton , N . , 1 774 . to Of 15 He w ent sea at th e age , as a sailor

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r . b efo e th e mast on a merchantman Wh en the U . ’ 1798 S . Navy w as organized in , h e entered as a

lieutenant . He mad e a brilliant record during his f M editerranean servic e . At the opening O th e war of 1812 he w as placed in command of a squadron

s . consisting of the Constitution , E sex and Hornet 29 He cap tured the British frigate the Java Dec . ,

12 . 18 . Congress voted to him and his crew

He died in 1833. This portrait w as painted for th e City of New 1814 York by Jarvis in , and for many years has

hung in th e City Hall . For bi ographical sk etch of

. N O 10 th e artist se e . .

— A D N UGH 2 I M C O O . 1 . CAPTA N THOMAS

By John Wesley Jarvis .

Len t b y th e Art Comm i ss i on of th e Ci ty of New York .

Thomas M ac d on ou gh w as b orn in Newcastle

1783. County , Delaw are , in He entered th e navy as midshipman in 1800 and saw much active servic e

in th e Mediterranean , participating in the various

attacks made upon Tripoli . When but thirty years Of age he w as in command of th e squadron on Lak e Champlain which gained the important vi ctory over 11 1814 th e British squadron, Septemb er , . He died 1825 at sea in . This portrait was painted for the City of Ne w

1815 ha s York by Jarvis in , and for many years ’ fﬁ b hung in the Comptroller s O ce . For iographical N 1 O . 0 Sk etch of the artist see .

13 — . JAME S M AD ISO N .

By Gilb ert Stuart . L N Len t by He rbe rt . Pratt o f ew Yo rk .

James Madison , the fourth President of the m 1809 1817 r United States , fro to , se ved during P A I N T I N G S

f f 1812 the whole period o the War O . He w as b orn 1751 w a f in Virginia in . He s a memb er of the irst

I Virginia Assembly and in 1780 While still under thirty years of age was chosen as delegate t o the

n w as o f Co nstitutional Co gress . He Secretary f n State u nder Pre sident Jef erson . He si g ed the

l W ar u 18 1812 a Dec aration of , J ne , , and r tiﬁed the 17 1815 . d Treaty Of Peace , February , He die in 18 6 3 .

G w as n ILBERT STUART , th e painter , b or at I 1755 Narragansett , R . . , in , and died at Boston in 1828 . He ent ered the studio of Benj amin West as a 1 8 pupil in 7 5 . He set up a studio of his own in London where h e achieved a mark ed popularity and

a s s s ﬁnanci l ucce s , painting many di tinguished per IV sons , including G eorge III , G eorge and Loui s

$ VI . 1792 . He returned to America in where h e painted ma ny other notabl e p er sonages includ ing

Six e s— s pr sident George Washington , John Adam , f Thomas Jef erson , James Madison , James Monroe an d John Quincy Adams .

14 — J . AME S M ONROE .

By Gilb ert Stuart .

H n L o w N . Len t by o . Seth of ew Yo rk

t h e James Monroe , the ﬁfth President of 1758 w as r . United States , bo n in Virg inia He served with d istinction during the Revolutionary War and a fterward was Governor of Virginia , a United States

s o t enat r , and held many other impor ant public posi

of 1812 h tions . E arly during the War e was Secre tary of State under President Madison and also

as id acted Secretary of War . He was elected Pres ent

1816 re - 1820 in and elected in . He died at New York in 1831 .

For 13 Of O . biographical sketch Stuart see N .

P A I N T I N G S

15 — . GE NE RAL ANDRE W JACKSON .

r By John Vande lyn .

o f N r Lent by th e Art Co mm i ss i on of th e C i ty ew Yo k . Andrew Jackson the seventh President of the United States from 1829 to 1837 was born in South

1767 b r W ar 1812 Carolina . At the out eak of the of ,

- r Of ss e a Jackson then m ajor gene al the Tenne e militi , ff His O ered his se rvices with volunt eers . soldiers bes t owed on him the affectionate name of

r New Old Hicko y . While engaged in the defense of

s a 8 1815 e r s Orlean J nuary , , he d ef ated the B iti h n who lost over killed , wounded or take ’ s s s w as s prisoners , while Jack on los even killed and

ix w is on th e u s e s ounded . He e of most pict re qu 1845 n H . ﬁgures in America history . e died in This portrait w as painted for the City Of New York in 1823 by Vanderlyn and formany years h as

hung in the City Hall .

N r s was rn JOHN VANDE RLY , the a ti t , bo in 1776 A h d . was e N Y . s e Kingston , . , in a boy employ

r r m s in a Hudson Rive blacksmith shop . F o thi lowly position he rose to be a painter of note both

in 1808 r E urope and America , and i n eceived from

r h i the hand Of Napoleon I . a medal awa ded s picture

r r then hanging in the Salon . He etu ned to America in 1815 and painted many notable historical sub

e ct s a n b s in j , including the l ndi g of Colum u now the

r Capitol at Washington , togethe with the portraits of Madison , Monroe , Washington , Calhoun , Jack

r son , and many other men of p ominence . He died 1852 at Kingston in .

GE NE RAL AND RE W JACK SON .

By Samuel Waldo . f N Lent by th e Met rop ol i tan Mu s eu m o Art , ew York . For biographical sketch Of General Jackson see

NO 15 . .

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r SAMUE L WALD O , the a tist , was born in Con i 1783 1861 n ect cu t in and died in . He w as a por trait painter and ﬁrs t practised his art in Charles

b 1806 for r . s ton , S . C He went a road in , and eve al

a s years p inted in London , returning he pent most

of his life in New York . Many notable Americans

his an d s were sitters , portrait by him are to b e found

r in the New Yo k Historical Society , in the Metro politan Museum Of Art and in the variou s New York b public uildings .

17 — . I I W LL AM H E NRY HARRI S ON .

By John Neagle . Len t by th e State of Oh i o from th e coll ecti on i n th e 0 State Hou se , Columbu s , .

H wa r V . s a . Wm enry Harrison born at Be kley , ,

1773 was r r . He appointed Sec etary of the No th

1798 r rs r west Territory in , unde the ﬁ t governo ,

r r 1801 r . I A thu St Clair . n he was appointed governo

h r f of of t e Te ritory O Indiana . He won the battle 7 1811 u Tippecanoe November , . D ring the War Of

1812 he w as Commander - in - chief Of the Army of the

o Northwest , valiantly conducting vari us Operations ,

Of including the defense Ft . Meigs , and the pursuit and defeat of the British and Indians under P roctor

5 1813 w as and Tecumseh October , . He elected the

Of s 1840 ninth President the United State in , and

i r died one m onth aft er h s inaugu ation .

- a. s r s JOHN NE AGLE , elf taught American a ti t , 1799 was born in Philadelphia in . When a lad he

- 19 rs was apprenticed to a coach builder . At yea of

age he was able to devote him self to art . He studied

N w a r in e Orle ns , and ma ried the daughter of the r r s of artist Sully . He p ainted po t ait many notable

Americans including Washington , Gilbert Stuart and in 1865 Henry Clay . He died .

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18 — . I I W LL AM H E NRY HARRI S ON .

r By E dwa d D . Marchant .

Len t by G ilbert S . Parker o f Ph i lad elp h i a .

For biographical sketch of General Harrison see 1 NO 7 . .

w as b E d E D WARD D . MARCHANT orn in

r wn s 16 1805 15 a t o s . . g , Ma , Dec , , and died Aug ,

1887 w as r . He a portrait painte and practice d his b profession chieﬂy in Philadelphia . Many nota le Americans were painted by him including Presi i dents L ncoln and Adams .

19 — . GE NE RAL H E NRY DE ARBORN .

By John Neagle . a G S . o f Len t b y i lbert Park er Ph iladelp h i .

General Dearb orn during the W ar Of 1812 was

senior maj or - general Of the United States army in

command Of the Army of the North , in the neighbor

Of a s hood Lake Champl in . He al o served gallantly

r W ar during th e R evolutiona y , v olunteering at the

r Of He w as Opening and attaining the ank maj or . un der Gates at the capture Of Burgoyn e and dis

t in uish ed Of o g himself at the battle M nmouth . He - w as Off n ff Secretary War u der President Je erson ,

on e . . o and was at time U S Minister t Portugal . He H 1751 1829 was born at Hampton , N . . , and died . This portrait is a copy by Neagle Of one painted

For by Gilbert Stuart . b iographical sketch Of Neagle 17 see No .

20 — . H E NRY CLAY .

By Samuel Finley Breese Morse . O N Lent b y th e Metrop oli tan Mu seu m f Art , ew York .

Henry Clay the o rator and statesman was born

r V 1777 I 1806 a . in Hanove County , , n he was

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th e 1811 elected to United States Senate , and in to

of re w as the House Rep sentatives , where he made

of 1812 t o spe aker . During the War he went E urope as on e of the commissioners appointed to adj ust the

of treaty peace at Ghent , between America and

Great Britain .

SAMUE L FI NLEY BRE E SE MOR SE the in

v en t or a d ist in c Of the telegr ph , also achieved great tion as a painter before devoting himself t o scientiﬁc in . s s investigation He was born in Charleston , Ma , 1791 1810 and was graduated at Yale in , after which

o he became a pupil Of Allston . He went t London 1813 and studied under Benj amin West , and in he

was awarded the gold medal Of the Royal Academy .

I 1826 of th e n he became , One the founders Of

of of National Academy Design , New York , which 1827 1845 he was President from to , and again

of 186 1 1862 I 1829 b re during the war and . n e visited E urope and spent three years in study in

s . Rome , Pari and other art centers He practically 1840 abandoned art in about . In 1843 Con gress granted hi m means to con struct an experimental telegraph line between Wash ’ in on s gt and B altimore . From that time Morse in v en tion came into general use in America and

1857 re r n iv E urop e . In the p ese at es Of ten countries

o f a s met at Paris and voted him a gift fr nc . He painted portraits Of many noted men includin g s Pre ident Monroe , Dewitt Clinton , Lafayette , Fitz

Green e Halleck , Wm . Cullen Bryant , Thorwaldsen ,

an d . 1872 many others . He died at New York in .

21 — . M cART HUR GE NE RAL DUNCAN .

f a By T . W . Ho fm n after Sully . O Len t by t h e State of h i o from th e State Hou se ,

0 . Colu mbu s ,

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Duncan M cA rth u r played an important part in the military Operations at Fort Meigs and in this 1 12 locality du ring the War Of 8 . When he was a

m h is colonel , absent fro the fort with command , he w as included in the surrender of Detroit by General

r of on Hull . While p isoner war parole he was

c s elected to ongres but soon resigned , secured an ex

change and re - entered the service as a brigadier

I 1830 w a r Of s . general . n he elected Governo Ohio

— I 22 . . GE NE RAL AR THUR ST . CLA R

By J . H . Witt after Stuart . f Lent by th e State o Oh i o from th e Stat e Hou se ,

0 . Colu mbu s , 1788 1802 Arthur St . Clair from to was the ﬁrst governo r of the Northwest Territory which ih

cluded the region now Ohio . St . Clair was born in

1734 “70 l Scotland . He was with at the storming of Quebec 1759 and afterwards settled in Pennsyl

vania . During the Revolutionary War he became a

general in the Continental Army , commanding Ft . 1 18 1777 8 . Ticonderoga in . He died in

— 23 . . RE TURN JONATHAN ME I GS

By John Henry Witt . O Len t by t h e State of h i o from th e Stat e Hou se ,

0 . Colum bu s , Return Jonathan Meigs was born at Middle

17 65 rs l town , Conn . , . He was among the ﬁ t sett ers r r Of of Marietta . He was elected Gove no Ohio in f n th e of 1812 1810 and while in o ﬁce duri g War , acted with great promptness and energy in furnish in ing t roops an d supplies . Fort Meigs was named

h i I 1814 as - s honor . n he became Postm ter General and continued as such during the terms of Pre si M i dents Madison and onroe . He died at Mar etta 1825 in .

23 P A I N T I N G S

— 24 . . ROBE RT LUCAS

By John Henry Witt .

o f O Lent by th e State h i o from th e Stat e Hous e ,

0 . Columbu s ,

Robert Lucas whose name was given to L ucas

w Va 1781 as at . county born Shepherdstown , , He came to Ohio in 1802 and settled near the mouth of

r the Scioto where Portsmouth now stands . Du ing

of 1812 the War he raised a battalion Of volunteers ,

served as b rigadier - general and saw con siderab le

' se rv ic t e a Fort Meigs and Lower Sandusky . He was

r Of 1832 elected Governo Ohio in , defeating General

n M cA rth u r b on e re - Du can y vote . He was elected in He was ﬁrst Territorial Governor Of Iowa 1848 I 1853 in and died at owa City in .

I I E D WARD T FF N .

Artist un known .

O Len t by th e State o f h i o from th e State H ou se ,

0 . Columbu s ,

ffi c E dward Ti n , ele ted ﬁrst Governor Of Ohio , 1803 1776 in , was born in E ngland in . When

eighteen years Old he emigrated to Virgini a . In

1796 t o he freed his slaves and removed Chillicothe ,

o as r n d Ohio , acc mpanied by Thom Wo thington a

c f Robert Lu as who also became governors O Ohio .

T ifﬁn w as Dr . twice elected governor and refused a

r thi d term . President Madison appointed him to f organize the Land O ﬁce . When Washington was burned by the British in 1814 he rescued all the

of on e records his department , the only in which

r ecords were unharmed .

P A I N T I N G S

— 2 . 6 . THOMAS KIRKE R

r A t ist un known .

O f O Len t b y th e Stat e h i o from th e Stat e Hou se , 0 Colu mbu s , .

Thomas Kirker was acting gov ernor Of Ohio in

1 08 w as 1807 and 8 . Return Jonathan Meigs elected

v 1807 a s go ernor in , but the Gener l As embly decided that he w as n ot eligible as h e ha d not been a resident of the state for the length of time r e quired by th e

of Constitution . Ki rker was president the Senate

r b and the eupon ecame acting governor .

2 — 7 . SAMUE L HUNTI NGT ON .

Artist unknown . o f O Len t by th e Stat e h i o from th e State Hou se ,

0 . Colu mbu s,

of Samuel Huntington was a native Connecticut . He graduated at Yale and settled in Cleveland in 1801 o . He represented Trumbull C unty in the Con

st itut ion al Convention , and in the State Senat e .

r of w Late he was a judge the Supreme Court , and as

i n 1808 elected governor of Ohio .

28 — . E THAN A LLE N BR OWN .

By John Henry Witt . o f O Len t by th e State h i o from th e State H ou se .

0 . Colu mbu s ,

Con E than Allen Brown was born at Darien ,

i 176 6 s r n e ct cu t . He tudied law with Alexande i 18 4 n 0 . Hamilton , and settled in Cincinnati He 1 1 182 was elected governor of Ohio in 8 8 and in 0 .

I 1822 w as n he elected a United States Senator , and

t o r later was Minister B azil , and Commissioner of 1852 publi c lands . He died at Indianapolis in .

27 P A I N T I N G S

— 29 A . . LLE N TRI MBLE

n By Freema Thorp . O Len t b y th e State of h i o from th e State House .

b 0 . Colu m u s ,

Va Allen Trimble was born in Augusta county , , 178 1 4 3. n 80 He settled in Highland cou ty , Ohio in . During the War Of 1812 he commanded a regiment

Of r cavalry unde General William Henry H arrison .

I 1822 b w as n he ecame acting Governor of Ohio . He

1826 w r — 1828 elected Governor in and as e elected in .

di s 1870 He ed at Hill boro , Ohio , in .

30 — H . JOSE P VANC E .

r . By Laura C . Bi ge O s Lent by th e State o f h i o from th e State Hou e , l m o u b u s , Oh i o .

s w as r in Pa Jo eph Vance bo n Washington , , in 1 1805 786 . In he came to Ohio and settled in

r of Urbana . He was a membe the State Legislature 1812 f in , and was a militia O ﬁcer during the War . He was elected governor of Ohio in 1837 and again 1851 in .

31 — . $ THE E S SE AND THE ALE RT .

By Carlton T . Chapman .

Len t b y Morton W . Sm i th O f New York .

The ﬁrst capture of a British naval vessel after of 1812 the declaration war , was made early in July ,

when Commodore David Porter commanding the U .

. r S frigate E ssex fell in with the Ale t , a British

l O - Of- r p war , and fo ced her to surrender in eight

minutes . During the w ar Commodore Porter fought with distinction and valor capturing many E nglish

’ Merchantmen and seriously crippling Great B ritain s

- whale shipping on the Paciﬁc .

For Of biographical sketch Carlton T . Chapman N O. 7 see .

28 P A I N T I N G S

32 — $ . THE E S SE . By Howard M a h e rson

T . N Len t by Charles Harb e ck of ew York .

. . 32 s The U S Frigate E ssex , gun , built in Salem

1799 - . r b Water colo drawing y Howard Macpherson .

33 — BE L . VIDE RA CHA SE OF TH E .

a By Carlton T . Chapm n . N Len t b y Morton W . Sm i th of ew York .

21 1812 r On June , , the U . S . f i gates , President Congress an d United States and the b rig Ho rn et put to sea and sighting the B ritish frigate Bel v id era gave

chase . The pursuit continued from early morning ’ l r until eleven O clock at night . The Be vid e a was ih j ured considerably by the guns of the President but s managed to e cape .

4 — 3 . THE C ONS TI TUTI ON AND THE GUE RRIE RE .

s . By Wm . Steeple Davi

b Nm D F o r Len t y G Steepl e av i s . b i ograph i cal sket ch see I 0 . é

35 — . THE C ON S TI TUTI ON AND GUE RRIE RE .

s By Thoma Birch .

. N Len t b y Herbert L Pratt of ew York . In the ﬁght of the Constitution and the Guer

r 19 1812 . iere August , , the British had their ﬁrst evidence of the prowess and valor of American sea ' I men . The Constitution commanded by saac Hull , ’ reserved her ﬁre although exposed to the enemy s

b roadsides until she was brought into close quarters , when the Constitution ’ s guns double shotted with ’ r n a s ou d and grape were ﬁn lly discharged , the enemy decks were ﬂooded with blood which ran ou t Of the scuppers and the Gu erriere w as literally torn to

pieces . For biographical Sketch of Thomas Bi rch see N 5 O. .

29 P A I N T I N G S

— I 1812 36 TH E C ON S TI TUTI ON N .

By Carlton T . Chapman .

N D . . Len t by th e Army and avy Club , Wash i ngton , C

— 37 . . THE C ONSTI TU TI ON AT PRE SE NT

Carl tOn By T . Chapman .

D . N . C Len t b y th e Army an d avy Club , Wash i ngton ,

r The U . S . f igate Constitution , familiarly known as Old I ronsides was the most famous vess el in the 1 w as n 797 . Navy . She lau ched in at Boston E arly

of 1812 -ﬁv e s in the War , in less than twenty minute Of actual ﬁghting , she d e feated the proud British

r r ship Gue riere , and to the humiliation of G eat

a the Brit in , lifted American Navy to an exalted posi

h tion . The Constitution was successful in many e m n 1830 gage e t s . In she would have been broken up ’ f r o I r . but Oliver Wendell Holmes poem , Old onsides She is still aﬂoat and used as a barrack ship in the

Boston navy yard .

38 — I . TH E WASP AND TH E FROL C .

By Wm . Steeple Davis .

. D O N Len t by Wm Steep le av i s o f ri ent , . Y

39 — . I THE WASP AND THE FR OL C .

By Thomas Birch .

f . Len t b y Herbert L . Pratt o New Yo rk

40 — . I THE WASP AND THE FROL C .

By Carlton T . Chapman .

V s n o n k . Len t b y M a x A . V e e d c o f New York

- Of- The American sloop war , the Wasp , com man d ed by Captain Jacob Jones left the Delawa re

13 1812 s October , , and met with heavy gale which

ar ib - r c ried away her j boom . Several sails we e

on e r t o sighted , Of which p oved be the British brig ,

30 P A I N T I N G S

r the F olic , which Captain Jones attacked and cap

t u red in a ﬁ e rce engagement lasting forty-th ree

s on r 18 1812 minute , Octobe , . When the Americ an ’ r r s c ew boa ded the enemy s ve sel , they found all b u t three Ofﬁcers and a m an at the wheel dead or

wounded .

41 — . I I UN T E D S TATE S AND MAC E D ON AN .

s By Thoma Birch . r . f N Len t by He b ert L Pratt o ew York .

42 — . I I UN TE D S TA TE S AND MAC E DON AN .

By Wm . Steeple Davis .

. D O N Len t b y Wm Steeple av i s of ri en t , , Y

43 — . UNITE D STA TE S RAKI NG THE I MA CE DON AN .

r By Ca lton T . Chapman .

T N . Lent by Carlton . Chap man o f ew York

25 1812 n On October , , Commodore Stephe De

r catu commanding the frigate United States , fell in with the British frigate the Macedonian Off the I I s . n Western lands the action that followed , the superiority Of the American gunnery was demon

r st at e d . From the continued and rapid blaze of h e r guns the United States was thought by her an

a on is t o w om t g t be on ﬁre . The Macedonian as c

l et el n p y disabled being struck over one hu dred times , s while the United States remained almo t unhurt .

44 — . THE C ONS TI TUT I ON AND JAVA , B E GI NNI NG

OF ACT ION .

By Carlton T . Chapman .

N . Len t by H otel Manhattan , ew York

45 — . THE C ON ST I TU TI ON AND THE JAVA .

By Carlton T . Chapman .

Lent by James B arn es of New York .

31 P A I N T I N G S

46 — . THE C ON S TI TU TI ON AND TH E JAVA .

By Wm . Steeple Davis .

. D N . O . Len t b y Wm Steep le av i s of r i en t , Y

e r 29 1812 On D cembe , the American frigate the m Constitution , co manded by Commodore William

i a th e Off Bainbr dge , c ptured British frigate Java

of the coast Brazil . The action continued ﬁercely for two hours and the Java becoming an u n man age able wreck was obliged to surrender with sixty men

killed and one hundred and twenty wounded . The

Constitution had nine killed and twenty - ﬁv e

wounded .

47 — $ I . E PLO T OF THE C OME T

By Carlton T . Chapman .

Len t by Charles T . Harbeck Of New York . 14 1813 On January , , the Comet , an American

privateer commanded by Captain Boyle , engaged

three British vessels and a Portugese man - Of- war

Off of r twice her size , the coast Brazil . The e were

Th e e ﬁfty four guns against fourteen . Portuges

ﬁnally turned tail . All the British ships were badly disabled and on e w as b rought as a prize to the

United States .

48 — . TH E CH E SAPE AKE AND THE SHANNON .

r By Ca lton T . Chapman .

Len t by th e Larch mon t Yach t Club . Captain James Law rence soon after taking com of mand the Chesapeake , and handicapped with a n s f r n gree crew and trange O ﬁce s , pursued and e

r e 1 gaged the B itish frigate the Shannon on Jun ,

1813 w s . E arly in the ﬁght Captain Lawrence a

s a twice truck and mortally wounded . His heroic p “ ’ $ h is th e peal to crew Don t give up Ship , became a

battle cry during the remainder of the war . The Chesapeake was surrendered soon after the fall of

her Commander .

P A I N T I N G S

4 - $ 9 . . TH E E NTE RPRI SE HULLI NG THE B O E R B y Carlton T . Chapman .

o n . E R f N Len t by H l i hu oot o ew York .

r r . The U . S . b ig E nterp ise , commanded by Wm

B urr ows sailed from Portsmouth , and on September

5 1813 r r , encountered the British b ig the Boxe . At

of w r the commencement the action , which as sho t

r and fu ious , Lieutenant Burrows was mortally wounded ; he lived long eno ugh to receive the sword “ Of I the enemy , accepting which he exclaimed die $ contented . The British Commander Blythe was

rr w 28 . as also killed Bu ows but years of age , and

r in r the two commande s , both the mo ning of life ,

r were buri ed beside each othe at Portland , with

r milita y honors .

L ’ E PE RVIE R THE PE AC OCK CAP TURING .

o n By Carlt T . Chapman .

Len t by R ob ert W . Neeser of New Yo rk .

. l O The U . S p Of war , Peacock , commanded by Ca ptain Warrington captured the British vess el the

E i r r 29 1814 erv . p e Ap il , E arly in the engagement a shot rendered the head - sails of the Peacock use

r Of r less , nevertheless by eason the superio gunnery of the Americans the British co mmander was soon forced to surrender after his vessel had received not less than forty -ﬁv e shot in h e r hull and had twenty n men killed and wounded . The hull of the America sloop was unscathed and not one Of the crew was

E e rv ie r was s killed . The p conducted afely to

s Of h e r Savannah . She was one of the ﬁnest vessel

class belonging to the enemy .

35 ‘ ’ ' P A - I N T I ‘ N G S

1 — I 5 . THE BA T TLE OF LAKE CHAMPLA N .

By Carlton T . Chapman .

T . N Len t b y Charle s Harbeck of ew York .

The American ﬂeet lying Off Plattsburg on Lake

was Champlain attacked by the British squadron , a 11 1814 r . superio force , September , Commodore M acd onou gh commanding the American ﬂeet cleared his ves sels for action and defeated the enemy afte r an engagement lasting t wo hours and twenty

minutes . On land , at the same time , the British forces were directed against the American works but

s b e in c om ell ed t o to no purpo e , the British g p ﬂee and t o abandon their si ck and wounded toget he r

wi o f th vast quantities military stores .

2 — N 5 . THE C HA SE OF THE PRE SI DE T .

a By Carlton T . Chapm n .

N D . C . Len t b y th e Army an d av y Club , Wash i n gt on ,

r com The Ame ican frigate , the President ,

m an d e d by Stephen Decatur , left New York under 14 1815 r o f r . cove night Janua y , She grounded but

Off sa pulled badly di bled , and in this condition shortly after dayb reak was sighted and chased by

r four B itish ships . The pursuit continued all day

accompanied by a running ﬁght , during which the E n President , completely disabled the British ship d mi n o . r s y The emaining British ve sels however , pressed the ﬁght and Decatur was fo rced t o su r

render .

5 — 3. TH E C ON STI TU TI ON , CYANE AND LE VANT .

By Wm . Steeple Davi s . D N . O . . Len t by Wm Steeple av i s of ri en t , Y P A I N T I N G S

4 — 5 . THE C ON ST I TUTI ON CAPTURI NG THE

CYANE AND LE VANT .

r . By Ca lton T Chapman .

Lent by Ch arles T . H arbeck o f New York .

e The U . S . frigate Constitution , command d by

s Captain Stewart , encountered tw o British ship , the 20 1815 Cyane and Levant , on February , , but by

s masterly seamanship and gunnery , during a clo e and ﬁerce engagement succeeded in capturing them

both . The Cyane was tak en ﬁrst at which the

e Levant attempted to escap by ﬂight , but being overhauled by the Constitution was soon compelled

to surrender .

— T E A D 55 H N N . . C ORNWALLI S HOR E T

By Carlton T . Chapman . N D . C . Len t by t h e Army an d avy Club , Wash i ngton ,

The last gun shot of the W ar of 1812 was ﬁ red

- Of- rn ll is by the British line battle ship , the Co wa ,

h er s of s during pur uit the little United State sloop ,

off Of r 29 the Hornet , the island San Salvador Ap il , 1815 . That the peace treaty had long since been

w r signed was unkno n to both commande s . The Hornet stripp ed of h er armament and everything else possible which would lighten h er and aided by

skillful seamanship , managed to escape .

— 56 . . THE O C TAGON HOUSE

By John Ross Key . K J R e D . C Lent by oh n oss y of Wash i ngton , .

W hen the Briti sh bu rned the White House in 1814 Colonel Taylo r placed the Octagon House at the

of as E xecu disposal President Madison , temporary

I w as th e tive Mansion . t here that President signed h the Treaty of Ghent , w ich act terminated the War

37 P A I N T I N G S

1 1 w 1798 i o f 8 2 as . I . The house built in t s eight

r r sided and its main oom is ci cular , the doors , sash

re on r and glas s Of which a all built a circle . Afte considerably mo re than a century it is still in perfect

condition .

JOHN R O S S KEY the a rtist is a descendant of Old Maryland and Virgini a families prominent in

ff I was h is American a airs since colonial days . t

r s wh o r grandfather , F anci Scott Key , wrote the Sta

r Spangled Banne . John Ross Key at the age of

d au h tsman fourteen was employed as a g in the U . S .

as Co t Survey . He studied at the National Academy N w e York . He is a landscape painter Of note and

has been represented in many important exhibitions .

57 — . THE S TAR SPANGLE D BANNE R .

An enlarged photograph of the original manu

a was script by Francis Scott Key . When the ttack

M c Hen r 13 made on Fort y at Baltimore , Sep temb er , 1814 , Francis Scott Key was detained against his will

on - Of-w ar ri a British man . Du ng the bombardment he watched the American ﬂag ﬂoating over the fort

until nightfall shut it from his sight . At early dawn when he saw the ﬂag still there he was inspired to write the glorious words of the Star Spangled Ban

n r T h e s r on an e . verse we e written the back of Old

r lette .

58 — H E F KE Y I O . . B RT PLAC FRANC I S SC O TT R By John oss Key .

J R K e Len t b y th e art i st , oh n os s y , of Wash i ngton , F K e D . C . . , wh o i s a grand son o f ranc i s Scott y

T h e s hou e in which Francis Scott Key , the

r th e was autho of Star Spangled Banner born ,

38 P A I N T I N G S

‘ u s . 9 1780 c ae A gu t , ; is lo t d in Frederick County ,

‘ - r . i n w i Ma ylan d Th s c a v aS as p a n ted. by his grand

- n h n$ R O -K e of so g J o SS y , Washington , D . C . The painter in a letter t o th e ' T Ol ed o Mu seum o f Art says This house was th e bi rthplace Of Francis Scott Key and of his father before h im an d here als o I d $ spent my chil hood .

— 59 . . HOME OF FRANC I S S C O T T K EY

s By John Ro s Key . J R K e O n Len t by th e arti st , oh n os s y , f Wash i ngto ,

D h F K e . . C . w o i s a grand son of ranci s cott y , S

T his ' e an'v as shows the home Of Francis Scott

“ r a Key , author Of the Sta Spangled Banner , as it p pe are d in 1814 on the bank s of the Potomac at in t t o Georgetown . The painter a le ter the Toledo “ Museum of Art says $ Family tradition says it Was in this house that he read the words Of the Star Spangled Banner t o his wi fe and children after the T h t o th e was battle . e small addition house his

Ofﬁce .

39 Historic al Obj e c ts

— ’ 60 . C OMMODORE PE RRY S BATTLE FLAG . This Insp i ri ng reminder o f the Victory Of Commodore Perry on Lake E rie is made Of dark blue bunting with the straggling inscription across its ﬁeld in “ ’ $

I . white , D ON T GIVE UP THE SH P

non in Usher Parsons , the surgeo the Lawrence , a paper read before the Rhode Island Historic al 1852 “ Society in , said , Just before the American

t o at 10 Fleet moved attack the enemy , distant ’ o r O clock about four five miles , Commodore Perry produced the burgee o r fighting flag hitherto con

c e ale d i I w as w n the ship . t inscribed ith large white letters on a bl ue ground that could be read through ‘ ’ ’ out the ﬂeet , D ON T GIVE UP THE SH I P the last words Of the i nspiring Lawrence and now to be hoisted at the masthead o f the ﬂagship bearing his

a t o name . A spirited appe l was made the crew assembled on the quarter - deck wh o returned three hearty cheers that were repeated along the whole line Of ou r vessels and up went the ﬂag t o the t op of the

- S fore royal . When Perry was rowed from his ink i ing ﬂagship to the Niagara , mak ng his way through

o f o f i the hail broadsides the Brit sh vessels , he flung this flag Over his arm and under it on the Niagara he entered again into the battle and in short order $ vanquished the British Fleet . The flag was lent

by the U . S . Navy Department from the historical

. a collection at the N val Academy , Annapolis .

6 1 — . THE C OAT WORN BY OLIVE R HAZA RD

Of PE RRY during the Battle Lake E rie , September 10 1813 . I , Lent by the Rhode sland Historical o f I Soci ety Providence , R . .

H I S T O R I C A L O B J E C T S

2 — 6 . THE SWORD OF OLIVE R HAZARD PE RRY which he used in the Battle Of Lake E rie September 10 1813 r , . He ca ried the sword with him when he left the disab led Lawrence fo r the Niagara in a hail

r ad r r of b o sides f om the B itish ships . The guard Of

the hilt was shot away during this hazardous passage .

The sw ord is lent by his great - grandson John L n I s O d . . Moore Perry of Elmhur t , g slan , N Y

63 — ’ . CANNON BALL ﬁred by Commodore Perry s gun 10 ners during the Battle of Lake E rie , September ,

1813 w as ou t o f . This ball cut the British Ship ,

the Queen Charlotte . It is mounted on an oak ’ s L timber from Perry s ﬂag hip the Lawrence . ent P by Mrs . Wm . epper , Senior , Of Philadelphia , a

o f r granddaughter Commodore Pe ry .

64 — B $ O . . FR OM WOOD OF THE FLE E T S The top

h r of t e box is Of black walnut from the Niaga a . ’ The bottom is a piece of the main mast of Perry s

ﬂagship the Lawrence . The sides and ends are from the cabin lockers Of the British ship the Detroit and the inlaid curly maple is from the cabin of the h British ship t e Queen Charlotte . Lent by Miss

M c on ke Of d C y Tole o .

5 — 6 . W OOD FR OM THE LAWRE NC E , Commodore ’ r Per y s ﬂagship , made into a box , which was pre sented by Commodore Oliver Hazard Perry to a m friend . Lent by Edward Dru mond Libbey of

Toledo .

43 H I S T O R I C A L O B J E C T S

66 — 1894 . ANCHOR OF THE NI AGARA found in by the late Horace Thacher Of the ﬁrm o f Thacher

B re m ann of y Toledo , submarine contractors and

d in s ivers , while engaged laying an intake pipe acro s

fo r . I E rie and Misery Bays the City Of E rie , Pa t is

of I -e d w made three nch round iron , hand hammer , ith

ﬂuke I u hand made s . t meas res ﬁve feet in height

and four feet from ﬂuke t o ﬂuke . Lent by Addison

Q . Thacher Of Toledo .

6 7 — . SWORD PRE SE NTE D T O PE RRY by the City

of 19 1813 Philadelphia , November , . On the blade ’ is etched the words Of Perry s famous message We $ a h ve met the enemy and they are ours . Lent by

of d Thomas Sergeant Perry Boston , a gran son of

Commodore Oliver Hazard Perry .

— I$ o 68 . S S ILVER GOBLE T S presented t Commodore

as . Oliver Hazard Perry by the citizens Of Boston , M s

Lent by Mrs . Wm . Pepper , Senior , Of Philadelphia , a granddaughter Of Commodore Oliver Hazard

w h o w as Perry , before her marriage Miss Frances

Sergeant Perry .

9 — 6 . SILVE R P I T C HE R presented t o Commodore i Oliver Hazard Perry by the c tizens Of Boston . Lent

by Thomas Sergeant Perry Of Boston , a grandson Of

a Commodore Oliver H zard Perry .

— 70 . SILVE R P I T CHE R presented to C ommodore

Oliver Hazard Perry by the citizens Of Boston .

b v St orro w f Lent James J . of Boston , a grandson O

a Commodore Oliver Haz rd Perry . ' - . H I S T O R I C A L O B J E C T S

71 — t o . SILVE R WI NE C OOLE R presented Commodore h Oliver Hazard Perry by t e citizens Of Boston . Lent

by Miss Gertrude Vinton Of Pomfret Centre , Conn a granddaughter of Commodore Oliver Hazard

Perry .

2 — S I$ 7 . SILVE R GOBLE T S presented t o Commodore

of Oliver Hazard Perry by the citizens Boston . n Lent by Miss Gertrude Vi ton Of Pomfret Centre ,

n o f r Con , a granddaughter Commodore Olive

Hazard Perry .

73 — . M I NIA TURE S Of Commodore Oliver Hazard

Perry and Mrs . Perry . Lent by Miss Gertrude

of n r Vinton Pomfret Centre , Con , a granddaughte f o Oliver Hazard Perry .

4 — A D 7 . N . . MR S PE RRY GRANDDAUGH TE R A

d o f aguerreotype Mrs . Perry , wife Of Commodore Oliver Hazard Perry and her granddaughter Marga

n ow LaFar e w of one ret Perry Mrs . John g , ife of ’ L F r a a e . America s notable painters , the late John g

n LaFar e of Le t by Mrs . John g Newport , Rhode I sland .

5 — m 7 A . a . SAMPLER BY MRS . PE RRY A s pler worked in 1801 by Elizabeth Champlin Mason who

afterward became Mrs . Oliver Hazard Perry . Lent

of by Mrs . Wm . Pepper , Senior , Philadelphia , a

granddaughter of Commodore Perry .

— ’ 76 . . LE T TE R BY P E RRY S FATHE R A letter writ l ten by Christoph er Raymond Perry , fath er Of O iver

Hazard Perry . Lent by Dr . Willi am Pepper of

- i l i n o f e . Ph lade ph a , great gra dson Commodor Perry H I S T O R I C A L O B J E C T S

’ - f 77 . O v . P E RRY S S IGNA TURE E ngraving Oli er

. Hazard Perry with which is framed his origin al

signature .

— 78 . . LE T TE R BY C OMM OD ORE PE RRY Written 1 1814 On August , , to Col . John Binns , Aide to the

Of Governor Pennsylvania .

’ 9 — eu 7 . . PE RRY S ME S SA GE OF VI C TORY An l arge d photographic reprod u c ion Of a letter written by Oliver Hazard Perry on the Brig Niagara Off the 10 1813 West Sister head Of Lake E rie September , ,

m . n 4 . I at p , advising Commodore saac Cha cey

Of on Commander the U . S . Naval forces the lakes

Of his victory over the British forces .

80 — A N ’ . A C C OUNT OF P ERRY S VI C TORY appear a ing in The War , a weekly periodic l published in New York during the War Of 1812 by Samuel Wood

wh o w as Of worth the author the Old Oaken Bucket . As far as kn o wn this is the only complete ﬁle Of this i G publication in ex stence . Lent by eorge B . Storer

Of Toledo , O .

81 — AN ’ . A C C OUNT OF PERRY S D E ATH . A copy

I New Of The Rhode sland Republican , published at I 13 181 . . 9 port , R , Wednesday , October , in which is chronicled the death and burial Of Oliver Hazard

T O Perry . Lent by E dward Drummond Libbey Of

ledo , Ohio .

82 — . ME DALS PRE SE NTE D BY C ONGRE S S . A col lection Of medals ordered struck by Congress for presentation to various naval commanders during the 1812 f War Of . Lent from the collections O the

Of w Metropolitan Museum New York , by the o ner ,

Of Charles T . Harbeck New York .

46 H I S T O R I C A L O B J E C T S .

- L T A t o 83. ME DA PRE SE N E D BY PE NNSYLVANI

“ those under Perry fo r patriotism and bravery in the 10 1813 on . naval action Lake E rie , September ,

84 — . PLAN OF CAMP ME I GS and environs surveyed 19 1813 July , , by Joseph H . Larwill , ﬁrst lieutenant

U . S . Artillery . The map gives the position Of Fort ’ s Meigs , Colonel Dudley Battle Ground , British ’ Battery , Sailors Battery , Mortar Battery , Boat Har ’ b or , General Hull s Road , Upper and Lower San

I . I dusky Roads , ndian Hill , etc t was made within six weeks Of the siege Of Fort Meigs and is nu

r doubtedly correct in every p articula . Lent by the

Maumee Valley Pioneer and Historical Association .

85 — . SWORD PRE SE NTE D BY C ONGRE S S to the

Of of nearest male relative . Midshipman Laub the

Niagara who was killed in the Battle of Lake E rie .

Of N w Lent by hi s descendant John L . Mohun e York .

86 — 1812 . D RUM , WA R OF . This drum was carried

$Var Of 1812 during the by William Hopkins , a

f Of nephew O Hon . Steph en Hop kins a Singer the

Of I Of Declaration ndependence , governor Rhode

n I a c e st e r . sland , and an Of the late Colonel O . J f d Hopkins O Toledo . The drum was also carrie in the Revolutionary War by Daniel Hopkins of the

. s Connecticut Contin entals Lent by Mi s Cordelia O .

Of Hopkins Toledo .

87 — $ Lie ut en . C OMMI S SI O N OF I SRAE L WIL C O a 12 ant in t h e American Army during the War Of 18 .

n . Commission issued and si g ed by Governor D . D

Of N w e Of Tompkins e York . L nt by a grandson W Lieutenant ilcox , Rev . J . J . Gorham of Toledo . O .

47 H I S T O R I C A L O B J E C T S

88 — T W O and . BROAD SI DE S with crude woodcuts verses composed on the capture Of His Brittanic ’ Maj esty s Squadron on Lake E rie by Commodore

Perry . Lent by D r . Wm . Pepper Of Philadelphi a

Pa - of - , a great grandson Commodore Perry .

— 89 . o U . . . S FRI GA T E C ON ST I TUTI ON Ph tograph

s t o Of a Model Of the Con titution , presented the Museum Of the E ast Indi a Marine Society by Com

m od o re I in 1813 n o w th o saac Hull , i n e Peab dy

a . I Academy Of Sci ence , Salem , M ss t was used at a banquet given t o Commodore Bainbrid ge wh en a

i w as i w t o mi m c salute ﬁred from t ith y guns .

9 — P I o 0 . MODE L OF E RRY M EM OR AL t be erected

i - B t a . . a at Pu n y . Designed by J H Freedl nder and

Jr A . D . Seymour , . , New York . The plaza will be 758 46 1 w i feet long and feet ide . The Dor c column

i n h e ri o 335 t center will se t a height Of feet . Lent

th e n n ni l om by Perry Victory Ce te a C mission .

n D w n Prin ts , En grav i gs , ra i gs

P ORTRAI T S OF OLIVER HAZARD P ERRY .

— 1 Y . . 9 . . OLIVE R HAZARD PE RR Engraved by J B

h r i is Forrest from t e painting by J . W . Ja vis wh ch

h s Of in the present ex ibition . Thi portrait Perry is

a detail from the large composition . Lent by Dr .

i Of Pa - a Will am Pepper Philadelphia , , a great gr nd son Of C o mmodore Perry ; togeth er with the e i gh

teen following prints .

92 — . O. . . . H P E RRY , E SQ Of the United States Navy

b . E ngraved by E dwin after a painting y Waldo .

93 — ra . O. H . P E RRY . Ste el eng ving from the original painting by Chappel in the possess ion Of the pub i 18 2 l h r O . N w 6 s e s C e . , Johnson , Fry , York .

— 94 Of. . OLIVE R H . PE RRY , Esq . the United States n Navy . E graved by E dwin after the painting by 1813 Waldo for the Analectic Magazine in .

95 — r m 0 . . . n v e a . H P E RRY Steel g g by W . G Jackman

s after the painting by John We ley Jarvis .

9 — 6 . . OLIVE R HAZARD PE RRY . Steel engraving n Dedicated proof from the engraver W . S . Jackma

to J . F . S . Prudhomme , E sq .

97 — . OLIVE R HAZARD PE RRY , engraving by Gim

' brede for the Biography Of American He roes p ub l ish ed Low by John , New York . P R I N T S A N D D O C U M E N T S

— E OLl V R . 98 . HAZARD P E RRY Engraved by E dwin

after a painting by Waldo .

— $ i 9 . 9 . OLIVE R HAZARD PE RRY Steel Engrav ng colored by hand o f the portrait Of Commodore Perry

by Jarvis .

1 — 00 . . . OLIVE R HAZARD PE RRY Engraving by S

Freeman after a portrait by John W . Jarvis , 1839 published by R . Bentley , London .

1 1 - 0 . . OLIVE R HAZARD PE RRY E ngraving by

Henry Meyer from a painting by John W . Jarvis .

n o G a This engraving belo ged t Mrs . Christopher r nt

Perry a d aughter - in - law Of Commod o re Oliver

Hazard Perry .

1 2 — i 0 . . OLIVE R HAZARD PERRY Engrav ng by m Tho as Gimbrede .

1 — 03. . OLIVER HA ZARD P E RRY Engraving .

1 4 — 0 . . OLI VE R HAZAR D PERRY Lithograph by l Miche in .

— l . 105 . a . OLIVER HAZARD PE RRY Sm l engravi ng

— 106 . . OLIVE R HAZARD PE RRY . Small engraving

— 107 . . OLIVE R HAZARD P E RRY . E ngraving by L

Sanford .

108 — Ll VE R a . O HAZARD P ERRY . Photogr ph from i a paint ng .

109 — V a . . OLI E R HAZARD PE RRY . Mezzotint portr it

110 — . C OMMOD ORE OLIVE R HAZARD PE RRY . M Engraved by Thomas Gimbrede . Published by .

Of H . Bowyer . Lent by Charles T . Harbeck New

York .

52 P R I N T S A N D D O C U M E N T S

111 — h . Of CHRI S TOPH E R RAYM OND PERRY , fat er

Of Oliver Hazard Perry . Photograph a painting .

Lent by Dr . William Pepper Of Philadelphia , the

great - grandson Of Commodore Perry ; together wi th

the ﬁve following prints .

1 — 1 2 . . . . Of C OM M C PE RRY , a brother Commodore

Oliver Hazard Perry . A lithograph by Sarony from

s . a Daguerreotype by P . Haa Lent by D r . William

o f - m Pepper Philadelphia , a great grandson Of C o

m od o re Perry .

113 — . C OM . M . C . P ERRY . Small engraved portrait

o m . . C . a Of Of M C Perry , brother Oliver Hazard

Perry .

114 — of . C OM . M . C . P E RRY . Photograph the Statue

Of om I C . . . M C Perry at Newport , Rhode sland .

11 — r 5 . PERRY S TA TUE . An early lithog aph Of the o f O a statue liver H zard Perry erected at Cleveland ,

Ohio .

11 — - E 6 RY . n . PER M EM ORI AL E NGRAVI NG Steel graving in Memory o f Commodore Oliver Hazard w Perry dra n by E . C . Brinton and engraved by

W . H . Bassett and A . Willard , showing the Ameri

l e l m en t in th e of e can e ag a g death P rry , his family r i at the monument , eligion adm nistering consolation ,

and other symbolical groups .

53 Prints o f the Battle o f Lake Erie

117 — . THE BAT TLE OF LAKE E RIE , drawn by Sully

u r and Kearny , p blished by Mur ay , Draper , Fair

O r r man C . and J . Webste and espectfully ih

t o His f scribed Commodore Perry , O ﬁcers and

Gallant Crews . Lent by Charles T . Harbeck Of

r New York , together with the ﬁve following p ints .

’ 118 — . PERRY S VI C T ORY ON LAKE E RIE , drawn

Barral t r . . e . by J J , eng aved and published by B Tan

i 1 1815 re re ner , Philadelph a , January , . The print p sents the position Of the ﬂeets after Perry h as trans

r t o s r fer ed his ﬂag the Niagara , and show the Niaga a ’ n pushing through the enemy s line . Below is hu g a

key t o the print .

119 — ’ . P E RRY S VI C TORY ON LAKE E RIE together with engrav ings on the same plate Of nine other n 1812 naval e gagements Of the War Of .

120 — . THE BAT TLE OF LAKE E RIE , drawn by Sully

and Kearny , engraved by Murray , Draper , Fai rman

O. . C and published by Wm Smith , print seller at 1815 Philadelphi a in . 121 — ' . PE RRY S VI C TORY ON LAKE E RIE , after a

painting by Thomas Birch , engraved by A . Lawson .

2 — ’ 12 . . PE RRY S VI C TORY An aquatint .

— th 123. C OMMODORE PE RRY at e Battle Of Lake “ $

. $ E rie Ready All ready your honor . Painted

r by J . R . Chapin , and steel eng aved by W . Ridgway

Lent by Dr . William Pepper Of Philadelphia , Pa

- a great grandson Of Commodore Perry , together with the ﬁfteen following prints

124 — . COMMODORE P ERRY leaving the Lawrence for N “ I ’ I$ the iagara , ll fetch him up From the paint i ing by John Wesley Jarvis , the or ginal Of which is

x in the present e hibition .

54 P R IN T S A N D D O C U M E N T S

125 — . BATTLE OF LAKE E RI E Perry leaving the

for i i Lawrence the N agara . If a V ctory is t o be ’ i $ d I t . Phill i gaine , ll gain Steel engraved by T .

a i brown , fter the paint ng by W . H . Powell .

12 — M 6 . C O MOD ORE PERRY at the Battle Of Lake i E rie . Steel E ngrav ng by F . F . Walker after J . R .

. C O Chapin Published by Virtue , E mmins . , New 1859 York , .

127 — . BATTLE OF LAKE E RI E ﬁfteen minutes after

' h e c ommen cem en o r t t Of the acti n . Lithog aph drawn

on by J . Evans , done stone by T . S . Wagner , pub li h d 1 4 s e . d 8 0 by P S . Duval , Phila elphia , for U . S . i Military Magaz n e .

’ 1 — h 28 . e . PE RRY S VI C T ORY ON LAKE E RIE An i grav ng by A . Lawson after the painting by Thomas

i s B rch . Publi hed by Joseph Delaplaine .

129 — at . C OMMOD ORE PE RRY the Battle Of Lake

E ri i n . c . A wood engrav ng after a pai nti g by Powell

— 130 . . PE RRY AT THE BAT TLE OF LAKE E RIE i E ngraved by M . W . Baldwin after a draw ng by

J . E . Kelly .

1 1 — 3 . THE BA TTLE ON LAKE E RI E . Drawn by

Sully and Kearney , engraved by Murray , Draper , ‘Wm h CO . Fairman Published by . Smith , P ila

delphia , Pa .

1 2 — i w 3 . . THE BAT TLE ON LAKE E RIE , second v e

Published by Wm . Smi th , Philadelphia , Pa .

’ 133 — . PE RRY S VI C T ORY ON LAKE E RI E , drawn l Barra et . . by P . T . and engraved by B Tanner Pub l i h 1 1 m n s ed 8 4 by Benj a in Tan er .

55 ' P R I N T S A N -D D O C U - M E N T S

— Y ’ 4 . 13 . PE RR S VI C T ORY An engraving colored by

hand .

’

l T Y r . 1 5 V C OR . 3 . P ERRY S Small eng aving

— E RIE . 1 . 36 . BAT TLE OF LAKE Small engraving

— w 1 7 I . 3 . DRAW NG OF THE BAT TLE Two ash

drawings Of the Battle of Lake E rie by M . Corne .

r o m Engraved fo a naval m nu ent .

— T wo 138 . . E NGRAVI NG S AF TE R THE DRAW I NGS

f r V w ra . o Eng vings Of the Battle Lake E rie , a ﬁ st ie w W n V . a d . a second ie , executed by B Annin after m the wash d rawi ngs by Co e . See preceding num

n a re n ber . Beneath the engravi gs the keys showi g

us s the positions Of the vario vessel engaged .

— ’ 139 . . PE RRY S VI C T ORY ON LAKE E RIE Lith h o ra . g p by N Sarony . showing the position Of the t wo ﬂeets at the mome n t when the Niagara with Commodore Perry in c o mmand is pushing through ’ b w Lib the enemy s line . Lent y E d ard Drummond

o f . bey Toledo , Ohio

Prints o f Nav al En g ag e m e n ts

THE C ON S TI TUTI ON AND THE G UE R

u 20 1812 RI ERE , Aug st , . The print is entitled A Brilli ant Naval Vi ctory an d sho ws the cl o se of the action in whi ch the British frigate Guerriere w as

w as completely demolished . The plate drawn and w as . etched by S . Seymour and published by J

F K rn 1812 . ea Pierie and y , Philadelphia , in . Lent . s by Charle T . Harbeck Of New York , together with

the ﬁfteen following prints .

5 6

' P R I N T S A N D a D O C U M E N T S

148 — U . C ONS T I T TI ON AND JAVA . E ngagement Of

e the British frigat , Java , and the American frigate , 29 1812 r . a Constitution , December , D wn and etched i ch by L eutenant Bu anan , engraved by K . and D . o 1814 Havell , published by B ydell , London , , in four

on e e 5 plates . Plate illustrat s the engagement at 3 “ h ’ minutes past p . m . after an our s ﬁghting , in

which the Java was render ed totally unmanageable .

14 — P wo 9. . t C ON ST I TUTI O N AND JAVA late , show ing the vessels as they appeared at 35 minutes past 4 p . m .

— 15 . 0 . C ON S TI TUTI ON AND JAVA Plate three , show

t o ing the Java totally dismasted , endeavoring maneuver with the assistance Of only a j ury stay sail hoisted t o the stump Of the foremast and bow

c om ell s sprit . The Constitution p the Java to sur

50 5 . render at minutes past p m .

1 1 — 5 . . C ON ST I TUT I ON AND JAVA Plate Four, show

ing the blowing up Of the Java later in the evening .

152 — . THE CH E SAPE AKE AND SHANNON . The

’ Commencement Of the Action between His Maj esty s Ship Shannon and the United States frigate Chesa 1 1813 peake Off Boston Light House , June , . Paint ed by John Theophilus Lee and engraved by Joseph

k s i Jea e . , dedicated to John , E arl Of St V ncent and 1 15 8 . published in in London by J . Burr G B lli t a sa .

153 — A D r N . . THE CHE SAPE AKE SHANNON Afte n 1813 a painting by Robert Dodd , Lo don , in from

the information Of Ca ptain Falkner .

154 — . THE CH E SAPE AKE AND SHANNON . The

ri r Boarding and Captu ng Of the U . S . f igate the ’ Chesapeake by His Maj esty s ship the Shannon Off

1 1813 r Boston , June , , after a sanguina y conﬂict Of

58 P R I N T S A N D D O C U M E N T S

. 1815 y Only ﬁfteen minutes Published in London , , b

Ball isa J . Burr G . t and with respect dedicated. to i f Capta n Broke , O ﬁcers , Seame n and Mariners and

. the Admirers Of British Valor Painted by G . VVeb s r i te under the direction Of Capta n Falkner , late

t h e lieutenant Of the Shannon during action , and n r e g aved by Jeakes .

155 - . E NGRAVI NG OF A S ILVE R PLATE AU com memorative Of the noble and unparalleled skill and i . S r courage displayed by Capt P . B . V . Broke

Bart , K . C . B . Of the British frigate , the Shannon in the boarding and capture Of the American frigate

C s a . the he peake Plateau manufactured by S . Houg

h am CO. E ngraved by Henry Meyer and pub l i h 1816 s ed i n London in .

156 — . THE CH E SAPE AKE AND SHANNON . Four

plates Of the engagement , designed by Captain R . K . h k . Sc et King , Royal Navy , painted by J . C y and H h on a . drawn the stone by L . g e Published by

n e r C O . . o Smith , E lder , London Plate epresents

H . M . S . Shannon commencing the battle with the 1 1813 American Frigate Chesapeake , June , .

— 157 . . THE CH E SAP E AKE AND SHANNON Plate i two , show ng the American Frigate Chesapeake crip

pled by the ﬁrst broadsides Of the Shannon .

158 - . THE CH E SAP E AKE AND SHANNON , showing

the men Of H . M . S . Shannon boarding the Chesa

peake after a cannonad e Of ﬁve minutes .

— 159 E CH SAP A . . . . TH E E KE AND SHANNON H M

th e S . Shannon leading her prize , American Frigate 1813 6 . Chesapeake , into Halifax Harbor , June , The above four prints were lent by E dward D rummond

Of . Libbey Toledo , O P R I N T S A N D D O C U M E N T S

160 - U . CAPTURE OF THE ARG S by the Pelican , 14 1 13 8 . August , Engraved by T . Sutherland after i W h it somb . e in a pa nting by T . Published London 1817 . f . O Ne w in Lent by Charles T Harbeck York , together with the ﬁve following prints

1 — 16 . AT TA C K ON F ORT OSWE GO , Lake Ontario , i 6 1814 . I N . Amer ca , May , , noon Drawn b y . Hewett ,

a M Lieuten nt Royal arines . E ngraved by R . Havell . 1815 Published in London , , and dedicated to His ’

Maj esty s Royal Marine Forces .

’ 1 2 — M A D N H o n 6 . C O OUG S VI C T ORY Lake Cham plain and Defeat Of the British Army at Plattsburg

o 11 1814 by General Mac mb , September , . Painted

R in a l n e e a d a . . by H . g engr ved by B Tann e r Pub l i h i 1816 s e d n .

’ 163 — M A D N UGH S on . C O O VI C T ORY Lake Cham

u . plain . Lithographed and p blished by N Currier , 2 1846 Spruce Street , New York , i n .

’ 164 — M A D NOUGH S o n . C O , VI C T ORY Lake Cham

i Of t wo t wo . pla n , after an action hours and minutes d 2 an . Lithographed published by N Currier , Spruce 1846 Street , New York , in .

165 — a . THE GE NE RAL ARM STR ONG , an Americ n

Privateer , Captain Sam C . Reid in the Harbor Of

Fa Ol 26 1814 y , Azores . October , , repulsing the attack Of 14 boats c ontaining 400 men from the British

ships Plantagenet , Rota and Carnation . Litho

an d . graphed published by N . Currier

6 0 VVIL L IA BT BA IN BRI D G E BY JO HN V J E S L E Y JA RV I S Nav al Co m m ande rs and Othe rs

166 -W . I I com LL AM BA I NBRID GE , mander Of the U .

S . Frigate the Constitution . Engraved by E d win after a painting by Gilbert Stuart fo r the Analectic

. . Of Magazine Lent by George B Storer Toledo .

16 1 — Of . JAM E S LAWRE NC E , captain the U . S . C hesa

peake , who when mortally wounded during the e h g agem en t with the Shannon made the heroic appeal “ ’ $ t o his crew , Don t give up the Ship , which b e ’ came Commodore Perry s slogan in the B attle Of

Lake E rie . E ngraved by Rollinson after a painting

by Gilbert Stuart fo r the Analectic Magazine . Lent d by George B . Storer Of Tole o .

168 — M A CDONOUG-H . THOMAS Of the United States

Navy , drawn and engraved by T . Gimbrede . Lent

o f . by Charles T . Harbeck New York

1 — I 1812 l 69 . JAM E S B DDLE , i n the war Of a ieu

tenant Ou the Wasp when she captured the Frolic . Engraved by Gimbrede after Wood for the Analectic

Magazine . Lent by George B . Storer Of Toledo .

— 17 . 0 . CH ARLE S STE WAR T , commander Of the U . S Frigate Constitution when she captured the British

ships the Cyane and Levant . E ngraved by Goodman after Wood fo r the Analectic Magazine and Naval

Chronicle . Lent by George B . Storer Of Toledo .

1 1 — 7 . I SAA C HULL , a mezzotint after a painting by i G lbert Stuart , engraved by T . W . Freeman and pub

lish d b 1813. e y Freeman Pierie , Philadelphia , Belo w the portrait o n the plate is engraved a vignette from an original drawing under the direction Of Captain Hull illustrating the action between the

a U . S . frigate , Constitution and the British frig te ,

n Of Guerriere . Le t by Charles T . Harbeck New

York .

62 P R I N T S A N D D O C U M E N T S

— b ' O. W M . . 172 . HE NRY HARRI SON Engrav ed y in A b g . Pelton and D . Kimb erly after a paint g y . G

i 4 St Ore r Of T Ol e d O. Hoit n 18 0 . Lent by George B . ’ — W M 73. 1 . HE NRY HARRISON in a maj or general s f i 1813 uniform . Photograph O a portra t painted in

by Rembrandt Peale .

— Of 174 . FRAN CI S SCOTT KEY , the author the Star f Spangled Banner . Photograph O a portrait paint

ed by Charles Wilson Peale .

175 — I Of . DOLLY MAD SON , th e w ife President James

a s Of M di on , from a portrait in the collection the f Pennsylvania Academy O Fine A rts .

— 17 . 7 . LE T T ER S URGI NG PAYME NT OF TROOP S ’ T W O letters written by Gen l Duncan M c A rth u r

m 14 1815 t o Of fro Chillicothe Jan . , , Secretary War ,

t o James Monroe , and Paymaster Brent urging that the troops Of the Northwestern Army be paid as all were suffering much for want Of thei r pay which

i o was a year or more n arrears . The letter t the

o paymaster was intrusted t Lieut . Chas . S . Clark

son t o . , who went to Washington press the matter

’

Lent by Chas . S . Clarkson Of Toledo . 178 — . RE CE I PT F OR PAY OF TR O OP S . The receipt , for with which t o pay the troops Of the

t o Northwestern Army , the funds being turned over

s . . District Payma ter , Lieut Chas S . Clarkson by Paymas ter Robert Bren t Of the Army Of the United 1 1 1 5 8 5 . . States , Feb . , Lent by Chas S . Clarkson Of

Toledo .

1 - 79 A . . TRANSP OR TAT I ON AC COUNT The United

t o fo r a States Lieut . Chas . S . Clarkson transport

300 K . tion Of lbs . Of baggage from Paris , y , to the

mouth Of the Portage River on Lake E rie , a distance

35 2 for Of 0 miles at $ per hundred lbs . each hundred

— Of miles total L ent by Chas . S . Clarkson

Toledo .

6 3 P R I N T S A N D D O C U M E N T S

— i n h 1 A . 80 C . . OMM I S SI ON appo nti g C as S Clarkson

’ r 1 s . . 2 As . s . s t Di t ict Payma ter , U S Army , Sept , signe d by P resident James Madison and by

Of an d James Monroe , secretary war afterwards

b . president . Lent y Chas . S . Clarkson Of Toledo 181 — . SWORD OF LI EU T . CHA S . S . C LARKSON

h W m . w o was with . Henry Harrison at Fort Meigs

a He enlisted as a priv te , was appointed second lieu f h 24 h tenant O t e t Regiment U . S . Infantry in

r 1813 and Septembe , , a year later was appointed

s a by Pre ident Madison , P ymaster Of the troops Of hi . s the Northwestern Army Lent by grandson , d s . . Cha S . Clarkson , Of Tole o

182 —A a o d t o . PAYROLL showing m unts pai a company

h . in t e Northwestern Army by Paymaster, Lieut

i r h a . . . n s Chas . S . Clarkson Le t by g ndson , Chas S d Clarkson , Of Tole o .

1 — o f 83 A . s . SILH OUE T TE Li eut . Chas . S Clark on , w h o fought at Fort Meigs and w as afterward Pay

h o master Of the troops Of t e N rthwestern Army .

E r 1844 n v ou t . . . Do e by A . in Lent by Chas S

l a l C rkson Of To edo .

— 184 A - 6 1812 . MU STE R ROLL dated Feb . , , at the head Of which is printed the act authorizing the Presi den t Of the United States t o accept and o rganize

certain Volunteer an d Military Corps . Lent by Rev .

J . J . Gorham Of Toledo .

185 — I A ND i . K TCH EN KE E PI NG ROOM Of the Per od

1812 I No I re Of . n the west gallery . V there are produced t w o rooms rep resenting a kitchen an d a keep i n g room Of the year 1812 both complete with

rn fu iture , utensils and decorations Of the period . A description Of the contents will be found in the

gallery .