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The Devastation (built circa 1804)
MSA SC 5496-001723
British Frigate, Captain Thomas Alexander, War of 1812

Sources:

Archival Sources -

Claim of Ann Dare, Case 560. Case Files, compiled ca. 1827 - ca. 1828, documenting the period ca. 1814 - ca. 1828. *ARC Identifier 1174160 / MLR Number PI 177 190*. National Archives, College Park.

Claim of Dr. John Dare, Case 606. Case Files, compiled ca. 1827 - ca. 1828, documenting the period ca. 1814 - ca. 1828. *ARC Identifier 1174160 / MLR Number PI 177 190*. National Archives, College Park.

Newspapers and Journals -

Mullaly, Franklin R. "The Battle of Baltimore." Maryland Historical Magazine. 54 (1959): 61-103.

Shefter, Martin. "Institutional Conflict over Presidential Appointments: The Case of Clarence Thomas." PS: Political Science & Politics 25.4 (1992): 676-79. Print.

Urban, Sylvanus. "Interesting Intelligence from the London Gazettes." The Gentleman's Magazine. 85.8 (1815): 551-552.

Books -

Allen, Joseph. Battles of the British Navy: From A.D. 1000 to 1840. London, UK: A.H. Baily & Co., 1842.

Bullard, Mary R. Cumberland Island: A History. Athens, GA: University of Georgia Press, 2003.

Candler, Allen D., and Clement A. Evens, eds. Georgia: Comprising Sketches of Counties, Towns, Events, Institutions, and Person, Arranged in Cyclopedic Form. Vol. 1. Atlanta, GA: State Historical Association, 1906.

Clowes, William Laird. The Royal Navy: A History from the Earliest Times to the Present. Vol. 6. London, UK: Sampson Low, Marston and Company, 1901.

Crawford, Michael J., ed. The Naval War of 1812: A Documentary History. Vol. 3. Washington, D.C.: Naval Historical Center, 2003.

Goodwin, Peter. Nelson's Ships: A History of the Vessels in Which He Served, 1771-1805. Mechanicsburg, PA: Stackpole Books, 2002.

James, William and Frederick Chamier. The Naval History of Great Britain. New York, NY: Vol. 6. Macmillan and Co., Ltd., 1902.

Mahon, John K. The War of 1812. New York, NY: Da Capo Press, Inc., 1972.

Malcomson, Robert. Historical Dictionary of the War of 1812. Lanham, MD: Scarecrow Press, Inc., 2006.

Marshall, John. Royal Naval Biography; or, Memoirs of the Services of All the Flag-Officers. Supplement, Part 3. London, UK: Longman, Rees, Orme, Brown, and Green, 1829.

Paullin, Charles Oscar. Commodore John Rodgers: Captain, Commodore, and Senior Officer of the American Navy: 1773-1838. Cleveland, OH: The Arthur H. Clark Company, 1910.

Ralfe, James. The Naval Chronology of Great Britain. Vol. 3. Charing Cross, UK: Whitmore and Fenn, 1820.

Sanderson, Edgar. A History of the British Empire. London, UK: Blackie & Son, 1882.

Tilp, Frederick. This was Potomac River. Published by the author, 1987.

Williams, Hugh Noel. The Life and Letters of Admiral Sir Charles Napier, K.C.B. London, UK: Hutchinson & Co., 1917.

Internet Sources -

"Devastation." Michael Phillips' Ships of the Old Navy. Age of Nelson. http://www.ageofnelson.org/MichaelPhillips/info.php?ref=0727.

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