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Norfolk gazette and publick ledger

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Found in 1 Collection or Record:

James Barron Collection

 Collection — 1 folder
Identifier: 001-01-MSS 0000-503
Scope and Contents

A typescript of newspaper articles from the Norfolk Gazette and Publick Ledger, published from June 9-13, 1808. Barron made an appeal to the publisher of the paper, John Cowper, to publish his defense before the court martial regarding the 1807 Chesapeake-Leopard Affair, which took place off the coast of Norfolk, Virginia.

Dates: created: 1808; Other: Date acquired: 11/24/2014