Decatur, Stephen, 1779-1820

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Decatur was a U. S. naval officer known for his actions during the War of 1812 and against the North African pirates in the western Mediterranean.

From the description of Letter, December 26, 1810. (Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library). WorldCat record id: 434841894

American naval officer.

From the description of ALS : Washington, D.C., to John Bullus, 21 Feb. 1816. (Rosenbach Museum & Library). WorldCat record id: 122626164

American naval hero of the War of 1812.

From the description of ALS, 1818 May 24, Washington, to James L. Smith, Philadelphia. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 12712800

Naval officer.

From the description of Stephen Decatur correspondence, circa 1820. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 79423581

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creatorOf Decatur, Stephen, 1779-1820. ALS, 1818 May 24, Washington, to James L. Smith, Philadelphia. George Washington University
referencedIn Tazewell family. Papers, 1623-1930 Library of Virginia
referencedIn Decatur family. Decatur family papers, 1809-1896 (bulk 1811-1850). Churchill County Museum
creatorOf Chauncey, Isaac, 1772-1840. Isaac Chauncey papers, 1801-1818. William L. Clements Library
referencedIn Campbell family. Papers, 1797-1969. Duke University Libraries, Duke University Library; Perkins Library
creatorOf Lawrence, James, 1781-1813. James Lawrence collection, 1758-1856. Churchill County Museum
creatorOf Decatur, Stephen, 1779-1820. Stephen Decatur correspondence, circa 1820. Library of Congress
referencedIn McKim, Isaac, 1775-1838. Letter : Washington, to Mrs. S. Decatur, 1825 Jan. 5. George Washington University
referencedIn Anne-Louis de Tousard papers 1659-1932 1777-1820 Tousard, Anne-Louis de, papers William L. Clements Library
creatorOf William L. Clements Library. Oliver Hazard Perry papers, 1796-1969. William L. Clements Library
referencedIn Duchein, Annie, b. ca. 1872. Annie Duchein sketchbook, 1870, 1886-1887. Louisiana State University, LSU Libraries
creatorOf Decatur, Stephen, 1779-1820. ALS, 1816 March 9 : Washington, to Littleton W. Tazewell. Copley Press, J S Copley Library
referencedIn Du Pont, Samuel Francis, 1803-1865. Log books, 1817-1859 [microform]. Hagley Museum & Library
creatorOf Decatur, Stephen, 1779-1820. Letter, December 26, 1810. Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library
referencedIn Hamilton, Paul, 1762-1816. LS, 1812 June 5 : Navy Department, to Commodore John Rodgers, New York. Copley Press, J S Copley Library
referencedIn Harwood family. Harwood family papers, 1722-1962. Stanford University. Department of Special Collections and University Archives
referencedIn Barron, James, 1769-1851. Papers, 1776-1899. William & Mary Libraries
creatorOf Carr, Dabney, 1773-1837. Papers of the Jones family [manuscript], 1806-1915. University of Virginia. Library
referencedIn Truxton-Decatur Naval Museum (Washington, D.C.). [Miscellaneous pamphlets, etc.]. Chicago History Museum
referencedIn Beale Family Papers from the Decatur House, 1794-1957 Library of Congress. Manuscript Division
referencedIn Horsford-Tryon families papers, 1800-2000, (bulk 1835-1887) Library of Congress. Manuscript Division
referencedIn Lynch, Jasper. Letter "on board the Eagle St. boat Tuesday evg." to Littleton Waller Tazewell [manuscript] 1816?. University of Virginia. Library
creatorOf Barron, Samuel, 1765-1810. Papers, 1793-1942. William & Mary Libraries
creatorOf Barron family. Papers, 1802-1841. Library of Virginia
referencedIn The Naval History Society Collection, 1721-1995 (bulk 1781-1936) New-York Historical Society
referencedIn Gilmer, Francis Walker,. Letters : to Dabney Carr, 1818-1824. Library of Virginia
referencedIn Thomas J. Chew family papers 1797-1875 1802-1857 Chew, Thomas J. family papers William L. Clements Library
referencedIn Oliver Hazard Perry papers 1796-1969 1812-1819 William L. Clements Library
referencedIn Madison, James, 1751-1836. Document : appointment of Stephen Decatur as captain in the United States Navy, 1815 Dec. 20. Princeton University Library
referencedIn Gelston, David. Papers, 1777-1826. Campbell University, Wiggins Memorial Library
referencedIn Thompson, Smith, 1768-1843. Letter and reply, 1820 February 8. American Periodical Series I
referencedIn Rodgers Family Papers, 1740-1987, (bulk 1804-1932) Library of Congress. Manuscript Division
referencedIn Louis Malesherbes Goldsborough Papers, 1797-1874 Library of Congress. Manuscript Division
referencedIn Hamilton, Paul, 1762-1816. LS, 1812 June 1 : Navy Department, to Commodore [John] Rodgers, New York. Copley Press, J S Copley Library
creatorOf Crowninshield Family. Crowninshield Family Papers, 1697-1909. Peabody Essex Museum
referencedIn U.S. History mss., 1612-1977 Lilly Library (Indiana University, Bloomington)
referencedIn Burtrell, Peter. Letter, 1819 February 27. American Periodical Series I
referencedIn Ogden, Francis Barber, 1783-1857. ALsS, 1837-1856, to Aaron Ogden Dayton. Rosenbach Museum & Library
referencedIn Allen, William Henry, 1784-1813. Journal of a cruise on board of the U.S. ship of war Chesapeake James Barron Esq. Commander in the Mediterranean Command of Saturday, 16th June, 1807, by Lieut. W.H. Allen., 1807, June 6- 1808, Sept. 1 Huntington Library, Art Collections & Botanical Gardens
referencedIn Shubrick, Irvine. Logbook, 1815-1817. Massachusetts Historical Society
referencedIn Harrison, George. Papers, 1812-1832. Historical Society of Pennsylvania
referencedIn James Barron letters, 1820, 1823, 1826, 1831 New York Public Library. Manuscripts and Archives Division
creatorOf Decatur, Stephen, 1779-1820. Papers, 1809-1820 (inclusive), 1801-1805, 1820 (bulk). Historical Society of Pennsylvania
referencedIn Davis, George, Esq. Letter books, 1804-1808. New-York Historical Society
creatorOf Taylor, John W., 1784-1854. John W. Taylor correspondence and papers, 1804-1846. Churchill County Museum
referencedIn Edward Preble Papers, 1680-1912, (bulk 1799-1809) Library of Congress. Manuscript Division
referencedIn Du Pont, Eleuthera Bradford, 1873-1953,. The Eleuthera Bradford du Pont Collection, 1799-1834. Hagley Museum & Library
creatorOf Decatur family. Papers, 1819-1934. Portsmouth Athenaeum Library & Museum
creatorOf Decatur, Stephen, 1779-1820. Letterbook, 1801-1820 (inclusive), 1801-1805, 1820 (bulk). Historical Society of Pennsylvania
referencedIn Fitch, Samuel P. (Samuel Perkins). Samuel P. Fitch letter, 1813 July 6. New London County Historical Society
referencedIn Decatur, S. Letter, 1826 May 7, Baltimore, to Mr. Webster [n.p.]. Dartmouth College Library
referencedIn Du Pont, Pierre S. (Pierre Samuel), 1870-1954,. The Longwood Manuscripts, 1438-1954. Hagley Museum & Library
referencedIn Rodgers Family Papers, 1788-1944, (bulk 1820-1930) Library of Congress. Manuscript Division
referencedIn Isaac Chauncey papers 1801-1818 Chauncey, Isaac papers William L. Clements Library
referencedIn Chase family. Chase family papers, ca. 1738-1899 (bulk ca. 1738-1855). Archives of the Episcopal Diocese of Maryland
referencedIn Clark, Allen C. (Allen Culling), 1858-1943. Allen C. Clark papers, 1879-1943. Historical Society of Washington, D.C.
referencedIn Autograph File, D, 1586-1975. Houghton Library
referencedIn Brown-Ewell family papers, 1781-1984. The Filson Historical Society
referencedIn Barnes, John S. (John Sanford), 1836-1911. Miscellaneous Manuscripts Collection, 1756-1931. New-York Historical Society Library
referencedIn James Barron Papers (1), 1766-1899. Special Collections Research Center, Earl Gregg Swem Library, College of William and Mary
creatorOf Tousard, Louis de, 1749-1817. Anne-Louis de Tousard papers, 1659-1932, bulk 1777-1820. William L. Clements Library
creatorOf Beale Family Papers from the Decatur House, 1794-1957 Library of Congress. Manuscript Division
referencedIn Bell, Charles H., 1798-1875. Charles H. Bell log, 1813-1823 [microfilm manuscript]. University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
referencedIn War of 1812 mss., 1776-1879 Lilly Library (Indiana University, Bloomington)
referencedIn United States. District Court (Pennsylvania : Eastern District). Admiralty dockets and case files, 1790-1847 [microform]. Hagley Museum & Library
referencedIn Taylor, Cornelia Roosevelt Van Ness. Van Ness family papers, 1788-1905. Library of Congress
referencedIn Twiggs, Priscilla Decatur McKnight, d. 1802. Letter, June 6, 1849. Naval War College, Henry E. Eccles Library
creatorOf Decatur, Stephen, 1779-1820. ALS : Washington, D.C., to John Bullus, 21 Feb. 1816. Rosenbach Museum & Library
referencedIn Decatur family. Papers, 1792-1854. Historical Society of Pennsylvania
creatorOf Tazewell family. Papers, 1772-1866. Library of Virginia
referencedIn Chesapeake (Frigate). Chesapeake (Frigate) logbook, 1807-1809. Library of Congress
referencedIn Portrait file: Guide. Houghton Library
referencedIn Barron, James, 1769-1851. James Barron Court-Martial papers. William & Mary Libraries
referencedIn Preble, Edward, 1761-1807. Letter, 1805 October 28, Portland, to Stephen Decatur, Philadelphia. Dartmouth College Library
creatorOf Breckinridge, Jefferson,. Papers of the Key, Cutts, and Turner families [manuscript], 1808-1859. University of Virginia. Library
referencedIn Tazewell, Littleton Waller, 1774-1860. Letter from Tazewell to John Bullus [manuscript], 1813 June 12. University of Virginia. Library
referencedIn Hamilton, Paul, 1762-1816. ALS, 1812 June 18 : Navy Department, to Commodore John Rodgers, New York. Copley Press, J S Copley Library
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associatedWith Davis, George, Esq. person
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associatedWith Decatur family. family
associatedWith Decatur family. family
associatedWith Decatur, S. person
associatedWith Duchein, Annie, b. ca. 1872. person
associatedWith Du Pont, Eleuthera Bradford, 1873-1953, person
associatedWith Du Pont, Pierre S. (Pierre Samuel), 1870-1954, person
associatedWith Du Pont, Samuel Francis, 1803-1865. person
associatedWith Elliott, Jesse Duncan, 1782-1845 person
associatedWith Fitch, Samuel P. (Samuel Perkins) person
associatedWith Fulton, Robert, 1765-1815. person
associatedWith Gelston, David. person
associatedWith Gilmer, Francis Walker, person
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associatedWith Green, Duff, 1791-1875 person
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associatedWith Jackson, Andrew, 1767-1845 person
associatedWith Jefferson, Thomas, 1743-1826 person
associatedWith Kendall, Amos, 1789-1869 person
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associatedWith Tazewell family. family
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associatedWith Thompson, Smith, 1768-1843. person
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Place Name Admin Code Country
United States
Washington (D.C.)
Subject
Dueling
Steamboats
Occupation
Naval officers
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Birth 1779-01-05

Death 1820-03-22

Americans

English

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