p495  Bibliography

While all sources of information are here listed, space will not permit doing justice to the original material in the manuscripts and in the manuscript collections. From these came the great bulk of the data used in this biography. In the case of the Hepburn collection, I have listed a few of the many important letters and papers, doing so because it is a new and valuable source for American naval history.

Documents

Acts and Laws of Commonwealth of Massachusetts, 1780‑81 (Boston, 1890).

Almon, J., Editor. The Remembrancer, or Impartial Repository of Public Events (London, 1776‑83).

American State Papers, Naval Affairs, Vol. I (Washington, 1833).

Delaware Archives (Wilmington, 1911‑19).

Egle, William Henry, Compiler, Pennsylvania Archives, Third Series (Harrisburg, 1897).

Force, Peter, Compiler. American Archives (Washington, 1837).

Ford, Worthington Chauncey, Compiler. List of the Benjamin Franklin Papers in the Library of Congress (Washington, 1905).

Hamersly, Thomas H. S., Compiler. General Register of the United States Navy and Marine Corps, for One Hundred Years (Washington, 1882).

Hazard, Samuel, Editor. Pennsylvania Colonial Records (Harrisburg, 1851‑53).

——, Compiler. Pennsylvania Archives, First Series (Harrisburg, 1852‑56).

Journal of the American Congress, 1774‑88 (Washington, 1823).

Lincoln, Charles Henry, Compiler. Naval Records of the American Revolution, 1775‑88 (Washington, 1906).

Linn, John Blair, Compiler. Pennsylvania Archives, Second Series (Harrisburg, 1879).

Macpherson's Directory for the City and Suburbs of Philadelphia (Philadelphia, October 1, 1785).

 p496  Minutes of the General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania (Philadelphia, 1781‑89).

Montgomery, Thomas L., Compiler. Pennsylvania Archives, Fifth Series (Harrisburg, 1906).

Register of Baptisms, St. Joseph's Church, Second Series, January 1, 1776 – October 21, 1781 (Philadelphia, 1889).

Sparks, Jared, Editor. Diplomatic Correspondence of the American Revolution (Boston, 1829).

The Philadelphia Directory by Francis White (Philadelphia, 1785).

Wharton, Francis, Editor. Revolutionary Diplomatic Correspondence of the United States (Washington, 1889).

Biographies — Diaries — Printed Collections of Letters

Adams, Charles Francis. The Works of John Adams (Boston, 1853).

Barney, Mary. Biographical Memoir of the Late Commodore Joshua Barney (Boston, 1832).

Biddle, James S., Editor. Autobiography of Charles Biddle (Philadelphia, 1883).

Burnett, Edmund O., Compiler. Letters of Members of the Continental Congress (Washington, 1921‑31).

Carter, Clarence Edwin, Compiler. The Correspondence of General Thomas Gage (New Haven, 1931‑32).

Clark, William Bell. Lambert Wickes, Sea Raider and Diplomat (New Haven, 1932).

Cox, Jacob, Editor. The Diary of Jacob Hiltzeimer (Philadelphia, 1893).

de Koven, Mrs. Reginald. The Life and Letters of John Paul Jones (New York, 1913).

Duane, William, Editor. Extracts from the Diary of Christopher Marshall (New York, 1835).

Essex Institute Historical Collections, Vol. XLV. Records of the Vice-Admiralty Court at Halifax, Nova Scotia (Salem, 1909).

Fitzpatrick, John C., Editor. The Diaries of George Washington (New York, 1925).

Ford, Worthington Chauncey, Compiler. The Writings of George Washington (New York, 1925).

——, Compiler. Works of Thomas Jefferson (Washington, 1904‑05).

Garden, Alexander. Anecdotes of the American Revolution (Brooklyn, 1865).

Griffin, Martin I. J. The History of Commodore John Barry (Philadelphia, 1897).

 p497  Griffin, Martin I. J. Commodore John Barry (Philadelphia, 1903).⁠a

Guilday, Peter. The Life and Times of John Carroll (New York, 1922).

Gurn, Joseph. Commodore John Barry, Father of the American Navy (New York, 1933).

Hannon, Bryan. Three American Commodores (New York, 1936).

Hastings, George E. Life and Works of Francis Hopkinson (Chicago, 1926).

Henkels, Stan V., Compiler. The Confidential Correspondence of Robert Morris, Catalogue No. 1183 (Philadelphia, 1917).

Knox, Capt. Dudley W., (U. S. N.), Compiler, Naval Documents Relating to the Quasi‑War between the United States and France (Washington, 1935‑37).

Leonard, Lewis A. Life of Charles Carroll of Carrollton (New York, 1918).

Massachusetts Historical Society Collections. The Aspinwall Papers (Boston, 1871).

——. Commerce of Rhode Island, 1726‑1880 (Boston, 1915).

——. Warren-Adams Letters (Boston, 1925).

Maclay, Edgar Stanton, Editor. The Journal of William Maclay (New York, 1890).

Meany, William B. Commodore John Barry (New York, 1911).

Memoirs, Correspondence and Manuscripts of General La­fayette (New York, 1837).

National Portrait Gallery of Distinguished Americans (Philadelphia, 1836).

Naval History Society. The Out‑Letters of the Continental Marine Committee and Board of Admiralty, 1776‑80 (New York, 1913‑14).

New York Historical Society. Papers of Charles Lee (New York, 1872‑75).

——. The Journal of Captain John Montresor (New York, 1881).

——. The Deane Papers (New York, 1886‑90).

Rhode Island Historical Society Publications. Papers of William Vernon and the Navy Board (Newport, 1901).

Simms, William Gilmore, Editor. The Army Correspondence of Colonel John Laurens, 1777‑78 (New York, 1897).

Smith, Albert Henry, Editor. The Writings of Benjamin Franklin (New York, 1905).

Sparks, Jared. The Life of George Washington (Boston, 1844).

Steiner, Bernard C. Life and Correspondence of James McHenry (Cleveland, 1907).

 p498  Histories

Abbott, Willis J. The Naval History of the United States (New York, 1898).

Allen, Gardner W. A. Naval History of the American Revolution (Boston, 1913).

——. Our Naval War with France (Boston, 1909).

Clark, Thomas. Sketches of the Naval History of the United States (Philadelphia, 1913).

Cooper, J. Fenimore. The History of the Navy of the United States of America (Philadelphia, 1839).

Emmons, Lieut. George P. (U. S. N.) Statistical History of the Navy of the United States (Washington, 1853).

Etting, Frank M. The Philadelphia Tea Party of 1773 (Philadelphia, 1873).

France and New England, Vol. I (Boston, 1925).

Gillingham, Harrold E. Marine Insurance in Philadelphia (Philadelphia, 1933).

Goldsborough, Charles W. United States Naval Chronicle (Washington, 1824).

History and Genealogy of the Families of Old Fairfield (New Haven, 1930‑33).

James, W. M. The British Navy in Adversity (London, 1926).

Maclay, Edgar Stanton. A History of the United States Navy (New York, 1895).

Montgomery, Elizabeth. Reminiscences of Wilmington, Delaware (Wilmington, 1872).

Oberholtzer, Ellis Paxson. Philadelphia, A History of the City and its People (Philadelphia, 1911).

Paullin, Charles Oscar. The Navy of the American Revolution (Cleveland, 1906).

Schlesinger, Arthur Meier. The Colonial Merchants and the American Revolution, 1763‑76 (New York, 1918).

Spears, John R. The History of Our Navy (New York, 1907‑08).

Stryker, William S. The Battles of Trenton and Princeton (Boston, 1898).

Periodicals

The principal articles consulted are mentioned

American Historical Review, Vol. I. Diary of Robert Smith.

Athenaeum Magazine, May, 1826. John Adams letters.

Genealogical Society of Pennsylvania, March, 1930. Obituary notices.

 p499  Historical Magazine, 1859. Letters of Navy Board of Middle District.

Magazine of American History, 1878. Narrative of Luke Matthewman.

Maryland Historical Magazine, March, 1932. Lambert Wickes letter.

Merrimack Valley Visitor, February 20, 1875. Dimensions of frigate Alliance.

Metropolitan Magazine, Baltimore, August, 1856. Memoir of Commodore John Barry.

Niles' Weekly Register, Baltimore, Supplement to Vol. V. Biographies of Stephen Decatur and Jacob Jones.

Pennsylvania Magazine of History and Biography, Vol. IV. Descendants of Joran Kyn.

——, Vols. XVII, XVIII. Ship Register for the Port of Philadelphia.

——, Vols. XVIII, XIX, XX. Defenses of Philadelphia.

——, Vol. XXVII. Revolutionary Powers of Attorney.

——, Vol. XXVIII. Deposition of Benjamin Philips.

Port Folio, July, 1813. A Biographical Sketch of Commodore John Barry.

——, June, 1814. Biographical Memoir of Commodore [Richard] Dale.

South Carolina Historical and Genealogical Magazine, Vols. II, IV. John Laurens letters.

United Service, May, 1885. Commodore John Barry, Senior Officer of the U. S. Navy from 1783‑1803. By Rear Admiral Geo. Henry Preble.

United States Catholic Historical Magazine, 1887. Commodore John Barry. By William Seton.

——, 1851. Memoir of James Barron.

News­papers

The Aurora and Philadelphia Gazette (1799‑1803).

The Boston Evening Post (1783).

Claypoole's American Daily Advertiser (Philadelphia, 1795‑1800).

The Columbia Sentinel (Boston, 1798).

Connecticut Courant (Hartford, 1799).

The Continental Journal (Boston, 1780‑83).

Dunlap's Pennsylvania Packet, or the General Advertiser (Philadelphia, 1772‑83).

 p500  Freeman's Journal (Philadelphia, 1781, 89).

The Independent Chronicle (Boston, 1780‑83).

The London Courant & Westminster Chronicle (1781, 82).

The New Jersey Gazette (Trenton, 1778).

The New York Gazette & Weekly Mercury (1778).

The New York Royal Gazette (1779).

The Pennsylvania Chronicle (Philadelphia, 1767‑69).

The Pennsylvania Gazette (Philadelphia, 1766‑77, 1779‑89).

The Pennsylvania Journal & Weekly Advertiser (Philadelphia, 1776, 79, 83).

The Pennsylvania Ledger (Philadelphia, 1776‑78).

The Philadelphia Gazette (1797).

Philadelphia Independent Gazette (1783, 89).

Porcupine's Gazette (Philadelphia, 1797, 98).

Poulson's American Daily Advertiser (Philadelphia, 1800‑03).

The Public Advertiser (London, 1775‑82).

The Royal Pennsylvania Gazette (Philadelphia, 1778).

Russell's Gazette (Boston, 1798).

Town's Pennsylvania Evening Post (Philadelphia, 1776‑78).

United States Gazette (Washington, 1800).

Maps and Ship Plans

A Chart of the Atlantic Ocean. London. Printed for Robt Sayer. Map & Printseller. No 53, in Fleet Street, as the Act directs 20 Feby 1775.

A Chart of the British Channel; Comprehending the Southern Coasts of England and Wales; with the Coast of France, from Dunkirk to the River of Nantes. By Thomas Jefferys Geographer to the King. London. Published by Robert Sayer No 53 in Fleet Street, as the Act directs 20 Feby 1775.

A Chart of the Delaware Bay and River. By Mr. Fisher of Philadelphia, 1776.

Chaleur, a Schooner of about 1760. Sail and line plans by H. I. Chapelle, In The Mariners, Quarterly Journal, October, 1930.

Navy Department, Hydrographic Office. Charts of West Indies and various sections of the Atlantic coast of North America.

Raleigh, Continental frigate. Sheer, body and half-breadth plans from British Admiralty, London.

United States, American frigate. Sheer, body and half-breadth plans from Franklin Institute, Philadelphia.

 p501  Manuscript Sources

American Philosophical Society, Philadelphia.

Benjamin Franklin Papers.

Thermometrical Journal of Surgeon Cutbush.

Connecticut State Library, Hartford, Conn. Revolutionary War, Vols. XXIX, XXXVII.

Dartmouth College Library, Hanover, N. H. Josiah Bartlett papers.

Delaware State Library, Dover, Del. Unpublished Revolutionary Archives.

Harvard University Library, Cambridge, Mass. Jared Sparks collection.

Haverford College Library, Haverford, Pa. Roberts autograph collection.

Hepburn, W. Horace, collection, Philadelphia. John Barry papers.

Ships' logs and journals: Schooner Barbadoes, October 23–November 10, 1770; Brig Patty and Polly, February 28–March 23, 1771, May 5–May 10, 1771; Schooner Industry, August 28–September 8, 1771, November 4‑14, 1771, November 30–December 11, 1771, January 5‑19, 1772, March 11‑31, 1772; Ship Black Prince, January 2–October 4, 1775; Frigate Alliance, March 5–May 6, 1781, January 1–March 10, 1783.

"Capt Barrys Defence against the Loss of the Raleigh."

Payroll, frigate Alliance, August, 1781–May 1, 1783.

Letter Book, June 26, 1781–August 10, 1782. 115 letters.

"An Acct of the proceedings on board the Alliance & Duc Lauzeran as far as they relate to the Actions of the [torn]."

"Memorial to the [Pennsylvania] Assembly/ 1783."

Rough draft of proposed Memorial to Congress praying promotion; a detailed account of services from the beginning of the war.

Statement of money due as pay from March 14, 1776 to December 24, 1781.

China Letter Book, December 4, 1787–January 27, 1789. Twenty-three letters.

Patrick Hayes's Journal of China voyage, January 24, 1788–June 28, 1788.

Barry's memorandum as to the trade in China, 1789.

Richard Somers to William Jonas Keen, 1799‑1801. Six letters.

Miscellaneous letters from Ireland.

Barry-Hayes Bible.

Historical Society of old Newbury, Newburyport, Mass. Journal of U. S. S. Merrimack, January 3, 1799–May 12, 1799.

 p502  Historical Society of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, Pa.

Bradford Manuscripts.

Bradford, Thomas, papers.

Brown, John, correspondence.

Carpenter's book, frigate United States.

Conarroe autograph collection.

Custom House records, Vol. VII, August, 1767–March, 1768.

Dreer autograph collection, American Navy, Letters of Signers.

Etting autograph collection. Navy.

Gratz autograph collection. American Navy of Revolution.

Hibernia Fire Company minute book.

Humphreys, Joshua, papers and books.

Society collection.

Truxtun, Thomas, letter books.

Wharton, James, waste, day and charge books, November 2, 1772–September 28, 1783.

Whipple, William, correspondence, 1774‑80.

Library of Congress, Washington.

Continental Congress, papers of, Vols. 19, 28, 32, 37, 41, 42, 78, 101, 137, 193, 196.

Force, Peter, transcripts, William Whipple letters.

Franklin, Benjamin, papers.

Hodgdon, Samuel, letter book.

Irwin, Matthew, account book, 1769‑84.

Kessler, John, manuscript narrative.

Marine Committee letter book.

Morris, Robert, letter book and papers.

Navy, Miscellaneous, John Barry papers and letter book.

Preble, Edward, Log book U. S. S. Pickering, February 3, 1799–April 4, 1799.

Washington, George, papers.

Maryland Historical Society, Baltimore. Charles Carroll papers.

Massachusetts Historical Society, Boston. Pickering papers.

Naval History Society, New York City.

Barnes collection. The largest Barry collection, particularly for the French war.

Cooper manuscripts.

Navy Department Archives, Washington.

General Letter Book.

Letters from Secretary of the Navy to Officers of Ships of War.

Journal frigate Constitution, 1799.

New York Historical Society, New York City. Miscellaneous Hancock papers.

 p503  New York Public Library, New York City.

Emmett autograph collection.

Ford autograph collection.

Pennsylvania State Library, Harrisburg. Pre‑Revolutionary, Revolutionary and Post‑Revolutionary papers.

Philadelphia Custom House. Ships' register, 1787.

Public Records Office, London.

Admiralty, Admirals Dispatches.

——, Captains' logs, class 51; H. M. S. Bristol, Experiment, Fowey, Kingfisher, Liverpool, Orpheus, Roebuck, Solebay, Sybil, Tobago, Unicorn.

——, Master's logs, Class 52; H. M. S. Alarm, Experiment, Roebuck, Unicorn.

——, Muster Rolls, Class 36; H. M. S. Experiment, Unicorn.

——, Secretary, In Letters.

High Court of Admiralty, Miscellanea, 733; Log book for the Wasp, January 8–April 17, 1776; Muster roll, Lexington, March, 1777.

——. Prize Papers, Class 32; Libel against frigate Raleigh.

Ridgway Library, Philadelphia. Rush, Benjamin, day books and journals, July, 1783–April, 1799.

State Department, Washington. Letters of Oliver Ellsworth and W. R. Davie, 1799, 1800.

United States Naval Academy, Annapolis. Journals of John Mullowny; frigate United States, July 4, 1798–March 20, 1799; ship Ganges, December 22, 1800–June 1, 1801.

University of Pennsylvania Library, Philadelphia. Benjamin Franklin papers.

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Thayer's Note:

a See Clark's comments in the Appendix.

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