Kearny, Lawrence, 1789-1868

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Naval officer commandant; Norfolk, Va. and New York City.

From the description of Lawrence Kearny sketchbook, 1817-1818. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 122557313

Frank Ellery was a nephew of William Ellery, a Deputy Governor of Rhode Island and a signer of the Declaration of Independence.

From the description of Letter, July 9, 1818. (Naval War College). WorldCat record id: 18168900

Lawrence Kearny, the son of Elizabeth Lawrence and Michael Kearny, was born in Perth Amboy, New Jersey in 1789. He joined the U.S. navy in 1807 as a midshipman. He gained recognition for his skill in the War of 1812 and later would combat pirates off the southern coast of Cuba and in the Mediterranean Sea. In 1840, he was ordered to defend American mercantile interests in China, and upon learning that the British had gained preferred trading status with the Chinese at five ports, took it upon himself to acquire similar privileges for the United States. Ten months later the Chinese granted his request. Kearny continued working for the navy at various posts in the United States until his retirement in 1861. He married Josephine C. Hall in 1834 and together they had two children. Kearny died at the home where he was born in 1868.

From the description of Lawrence Kearny papers, 1814-1844. (New Jersey Historical Society Library). WorldCat record id: 52378585

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referencedIn Dent, John H. (John Herbert), 1782-1823. John H. Dent letterbook, 1813-1814. University of South Carolina, System Library Service, University Libraries
creatorOf Kearny, Lawrence, 1789-1868. Letter, July 9, 1818. Naval War College, Henry E. Eccles Library
referencedIn Howe, Isaac, fl. 1840-1844. An abstract of a cruise in the U.S. Frigate Constellation in the Years of 1840, 41, 42, 43, & 44, Commodore Laurence Kearny Commanding, 1840-1844. Huntington Library, Art Collections & Botanical Gardens
referencedIn Kearny, Thomas, 1878-1942. Naval historical collection of Thomas Kearny, 1931-1936. Library of Congress
creatorOf Boggs family. Boggs family papers, 1737-1950. New Jersey Historical Society Library
referencedIn Boggs family. Papers, 1737-1942. New Jersey Historical Society Library
creatorOf Lawrence Kearny sketchbook Archives of American Art
creatorOf Kearny, Lawrence, 1789-1868. Lawrence Kearny papers, 1814-1844. New Jersey Historical Society Library
creatorOf Kearny, Lawrence, 1789-1868. Letter : to Mahlon Dickerson / by Lawrence Kearny, 1838 Jan 18. Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library
referencedIn Sawyer, Horace Bucklin, 1797-1860. Papers of Horace Bucklin Sawyer, 1812-1950. Library of Congress
referencedIn New Jersey. Militia. Regiment, 2nd. Records, 1814-1815. New Jersey Historical Society Library
referencedIn Pennsylvania. Militia. Regiment, 2nd. Records, 1814-1816. New Jersey Historical Society Library
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correspondedWith Dent, John H. (John Herbert), 1782-1823. person
associatedWith Dickerson, Mahlon, 1770-1853. person
associatedWith Ellery, Frank. person
associatedWith Howe, Isaac, fl. 1840-1844. person
associatedWith Kamehameha III, King of the Hawaiian Islands, 1813-1854. person
associatedWith Kearny, Thomas, 1878-1942. person
associatedWith New Jersey. Militia. Regiment, 2nd. corporateBody
associatedWith Patterson, Daniel Todd, 1786-1839. person
associatedWith Pennsylvania. Militia. Regiment, 2nd. corporateBody
associatedWith Sawyer, Horace Bucklin, 1797-1860. person
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Birth 1789-11-30

Death 1868-11-29

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