David Porter (1780-1843). American naval officer. Portrait. He captured the first British warship taken in the war of 1812. Image taken from Journal o

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David Porter (1780-1843). American naval officer. Portrait. He captured the first British warship taken in the war of 1812. Image taken from Journal of a Cruise made to the Pacific Ocean by Captain David Porter in the years 1812, 1813, and 1814 Illustrated with fourteen engravings including a portrait. Originally published in Bradford & Inskeep: Philadelphia, 1815.

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