Series I John Barry
The papers of John Barry mainly focus on his career in the service of the Continental Navy. This series includes a narrative by Barry explaining the loss of the ship Raleigh after engagement with the Royal Navy (1778), journals from his command of the Alliance (1781, 1783), and petitions to Congress for wages owed for service during the War of the Revolution (1790s). Also present are a logbook written while in command of the merchant ship Black Prince (1775), letters from relatives in Ireland and elsewhere, accounts and receipts, and a manuscript copy of his last will and testament (1803).
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Barry, John, 1745-1803.
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Brown, John, 1748-1833.
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Knox, Henry, 1750-1806.
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Nicholson, James, 1737-1804.
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Barry, David.
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Barry, Nicholas.
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Digby, Robert, 1732-1815.
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Doyle, Anstis Keefe.
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Harold, John.
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Hayes, Patrick, 1770-1856.
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Humphreys, Joshua, 1751-1838.
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John Telles & Company.
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Keen & Stillwell.
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Keen, William Jonas.
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McConnell, Mathew.
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Mitchell, Henry.
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Officers of the ship Alliance.
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Renouard, Peter.
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Skinnington, Thomas.
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Truxton, Thomas, 1755-1822.
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Barry, John, 1745-1803
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Alliance (Ship)
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Receipts
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Log books
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United States -- History -- Revolution, 1775-1783 -- Naval operations, American
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Brown, John, 1748-1833
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United States (Ship)
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Anna (Ship)
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Barry, John, 1745-1803 -- Wills
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Black Prince (Ship)
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Brittania (Ship)
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Commerce (Ship)
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Digby, Robert, 1732-1815
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Family papers -- Correspondence
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France -- Foreign relations -- 1774-1793
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Grasse, Francois Joseph Paul de Grasse, comte de, 1722-1788
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Great Britain. -- Royal Navy -- History -- Revolution, 1775-1783 -- Correspondence
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Harding, Seth, 1734-1814
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Inheritance and succession -- Pennsylvania -- 19th century
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Keen & Stillwell
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Keen, William Jonas
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Kingston (Ship)
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Lynch and Stoughton
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Masts and rigging
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Nicholson, James
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Pennsylvania. -- General Assembly
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Pennsylvania. General Assembly
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Raleigh (Frigate)
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Ships -- Equipment and supplies
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Sung, Sien
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