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USN 900973 Sextant Used by Commodore Perry

Sextant Used by Commodore Perry
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Title: Sextant Used by Commodore Perry
Caption: During the campaign ending in the Battle of Lake Erie, 10 September 1813. Inscription shows that Commodore Perry gave it to Captain Daniel Dobbins on board his shattered flagship LAWRENCE, at Misery Bay off Erie PA, 23 October 1813
Description: In possession of James P. White
Catalog #: USN 900973
Copyright Owner: National Archives
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Original Medium: BW photograph
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