EXTREMELY RARE AND IMPORTANT OFFICIAL 1810 NAVY LOG FROM UNITED STATES FRIGATE “PRESIDENT” AND THE “U.S.S. CONSTITUTION”, “OLD IRONSIDES”.

This daily log was written from decks of two of the most famous and historic ships of the U.S. Navy. Authorized by Congress in 1794 and named by George Washington, our first powerful naval warships showed the world our constitutional concepts by their ship names (President, Constitution, United States, and Congress). The log starts aboard the 44-gun frigate “President” and ends on the USS “Constitution”. Both vessels played important roles earlier in the Barbary Coast Wars and were soon to make history in the War of 1812. These two vessels would be very prominent in early American Naval history. The commanders of these two vessels at time of this journal, the Barbary Coast Wars and the War of 1812, were William Bainbridge and Isaac Hull. These two commanders are among America’s most decorated and well known early American Naval Officers. Isaac Hull won the biggest naval battle in American history capturing HMS Guerriere August 19, 1812 while commanding the USS Constitution. When the other original 44-gun frigates were decommissioned for updated vessels; she continued to actively serve the nation as a flagship in the Mediterranean and African squadrons and made a circumnavigation of the world in the 1840’s. During the American Civil War she served as a training ship for the United States Naval Academy and carried artwork and industrial displays to the Paris Exposition of 1878. Retired from active service in 1881, she served as a receiving ship until designated a museum ship in 1907. In 1931 she made a three-year, 90-port tour of the nation and in 1997 she finally sailed again under her own power for her 200th birthday. The U.S. Constitution is berthed at the Charlestown Navy yard in Massachusetts and is used to promote understanding of the Navy’s role in war and peace through educational outreach, historic demonstration, and active participation in public events. She is the oldest commissioned vessel afloat in the world. Julia’s sold another log also from the same family, which also descended down from mid-shipman George Washington Storer. Storer who was a lifelong Naval Officer was commissioned 1809, dying in 1864 a Rear Admiral. Storer was named for President Washington when born in 1789 and according to history was blessed by the former President when the latter was visiting the Lear family in Portsmouth, NH while Storer was a baby. It is stated in “Brewster’s Rambles About Portsmouth” published in 1859 that George Washington said that he hoped that Storer would “be a better man than that whose name he bears”. Storer’s father was married to George Washington’s secretary’s sister, Mary Lear. This is a one of a kind opportunity to acquire an authentic and historically important document from “Old Ironsides” and even rarer “USS President”. Prospective institutions or collectors should read Storer’s daily accounts from 1810 aboard these vessels. This bound journal measures 12-3/4″ X 8″ and is filled out on all 112 of its pages. Binding is quite interesting, being wallpaper covered wraps with the cover imprinted as a sheet of five “Bank of Pennsylvania” checks of the 1790s printed by Matthew Carey. Matthew Carey was among America’s preeminent publishers in America’s first capitol; correspondence from George Washington and Thomas Jefferson exist from this period prior to capitol moving in 1800. Carey is often called the Father of Modern Publishing. The company that Carey started continued through his colleagues and heirs for over 200 years (most recently known as Lea & Febiger). The log itself on the front page in large script reads “A Journal Kept Onboard the United States Frigate President of 44 Guns, William Bainbridge, Esquire, Commanded by George Washington Storer”. (Note there was a word actually written before “A Journal” that at some point in time was clipped out.) The journal begins on Tuesday, January 23rd, 1810 and has entries for contiguous days. All writing is in a crisp hand, all easily legible. About a third of the way through, the tops of the pages are titled “United States Frigate President, William Bainbridge, Esquire, Commander of Anapolis””. Further into the log, the tops of the pages are titled “United States Frigate president, Lt. Charles Morris, Commander”. And still further on the tops of the pages are titles “United States Frigate Constitution, Isaac Hull, Esquire, Commander”. This is a truly historic artifact from one of the most renowned and fabled warships in the entire fleet of the U.S. Navy. To find in public hands, a genuine article that at one time was present on this famous ship is extraordinary. This log, as mentioned early on in this catalog description, comes from a historic family. One of the ancestors of this family was Tobias Lear. Lear, of course, was General Washington’s personal friend and secretary in the latter part of his life (Lear was at Washington’s side when he died). At Washington’s death, Lear managed and handled Washington’s papers and entire library. In an earlier auction for this same family, we sold a number of papers and documents, and the historic $1.15 million “BATTLE OF YORKTOWN MAP, EXECUTED BY JEAN BAPTISTE GOUVION” that actually came from Washington and Tobias Lear. Also included in this extraordinary assemblage that we sold earlier was a parcel of letters written by Commander Bainbridge while he was imprisoned by the Barbary Pirates in 1804. Another ancestor of this same illustrious family from which the ship log comes was Commodore Stephen Decatur who defeated the Barbary pirates. A truly rare and historic object with impeccable provenance from a famous and historic family lineage. CONDITION: Binding is scuffed and worn with chipped spine but still intact with minor water staining and worn edges to corners. 4-53620 JS324 (15,000-20,000) – Lot 3302

Auction: Firearms - Fall 2014

Please Note: All prices include the hammer price plus the buyer’s premium, which is paid by the buyer as part of the purchase price. The prices noted here after the auction are considered unofficial and do not become official until after the 46th day.

Image	Lot	Price	Description
	3302	$23,000.00	EXTREMELY RARE AND IMPORTANT OFFICIAL 1810 NAVY LOG FROM UNITED STATES FRIGATE “PRESIDENT” AND THE “U.S.S. CONSTITUTION”, “OLD IRONSIDES”. This daily log was written from decks of two of the most famous and historic ships of the U.S. Navy. Authorized by Congress in 1794 and named by George Washington, our first powerful naval warships showed the world our constitutional concepts by their ship names (President, Constitution, United States, and Congress). The log starts aboard the 44-gun frigate “President” and ends on the USS “Constitution”. Both vessels played important roles earlier in the Barbary Coast Wars and were soon to make history in the War of 1812. These two vessels would be very prominent in early American Naval history. The commanders of these two vessels at time of this journal, the Barbary Coast Wars and the War of 1812, were William Bainbridge and Isaac Hull. These two commanders are among America’s most decorated and well known early American Naval Officers. Isaac Hull won the biggest naval battle in American history capturing HMS Guerriere August 19, 1812 while commanding the USS Constitution. When the other original 44-gun frigates were decommissioned for updated vessels; she continued to actively serve the nation as a flagship in the Mediterranean and African squadrons and made a circumnavigation of the world in the 1840’s. During the American Civil War she served as a training ship for the United States Naval Academy and carried artwork and industrial displays to the Paris Exposition of 1878. Retired from active service in 1881, she served as a receiving ship until designated a museum ship in 1907. In 1931 she made a three-year, 90-port tour of the nation and in 1997 she finally sailed again under her own power for her 200th birthday. The U.S. Constitution is berthed at the Charlestown Navy yard in Massachusetts and is used to promote understanding of the Navy’s role in war and peace through educational outreach, historic demonstration, and active participation in public events. She is the oldest commissioned vessel afloat in the world. Julia’s sold another log also from the same family, which also descended down from mid-shipman George Washington Storer. Storer who was a lifelong Naval Officer was commissioned 1809, dying in 1864 a Rear Admiral. Storer was named for President Washington when born in 1789 and according to history was blessed by the former President when the latter was visiting the Lear family in Portsmouth, NH while Storer was a baby. It is stated in “Brewster’s Rambles About Portsmouth” published in 1859 that George Washington said that he hoped that Storer would “be a better man than that whose name he bears”. Storer’s father was married to George Washington’s secretary’s sister, Mary Lear. This is a one of a kind opportunity to acquire an authentic and historically important document from “Old Ironsides” and even rarer “USS President”. Prospective institutions or collectors should read Storer’s daily accounts from 1810 aboard these vessels. This bound journal measures 12-3/4″ X 8″ and is filled out on all 112 of its pages. Binding is quite interesting, being wallpaper covered wraps with the cover imprinted as a sheet of five “Bank of Pennsylvania” checks of the 1790s printed by Matthew Carey. Matthew Carey was among America’s preeminent publishers in America’s first capitol; correspondence from George Washington and Thomas Jefferson exist from this period prior to capitol moving in 1800. Carey is often called the Father of Modern Publishing. The company that Carey started continued through his colleagues and heirs for over 200 years (most recently known as Lea & Febiger). The log itself on the front page in large script reads “A Journal Kept Onboard the United States Frigate President of 44 Guns, William Bainbridge, Esquire, Commanded by George Washington Storer”. (Note there was a word actually written before “A Journal” that at some point in time was clipped out.) The journal begins on Tuesday, January 23rd, 1810 and has entries for contiguous days. All writing is in a crisp hand, all easily legible. About a third of the way through, the tops of the pages are titled “United States Frigate President, William Bainbridge, Esquire, Commander of Anapolis””. Further into the log, the tops of the pages are titled “United States Frigate president, Lt. Charles Morris, Commander”. And still further on the tops of the pages are titles “United States Frigate Constitution, Isaac Hull, Esquire, Commander”. This is a truly historic artifact from one of the most renowned and fabled warships in the entire fleet of the U.S. Navy. To find in public hands, a genuine article that at one time was present on this famous ship is extraordinary. This log, as mentioned early on in this catalog description, comes from a historic family. One of the ancestors of this family was Tobias Lear. Lear, of course, was General Washington’s personal friend and secretary in the latter part of his life (Lear was at Washington’s side when he died). At Washington’s death, Lear managed and handled Washington’s papers and entire library. In an earlier auction for this same family, we sold a number of papers and documents, and the historic $1.15 million “BATTLE OF YORKTOWN MAP, EXECUTED BY JEAN BAPTISTE GOUVION” that actually came from Washington and Tobias Lear. Also included in this extraordinary assemblage that we sold earlier was a parcel of letters written by Commander Bainbridge while he was imprisoned by the Barbary Pirates in 1804. Another ancestor of this same illustrious family from which the ship log comes was Commodore Stephen Decatur who defeated the Barbary pirates. A truly rare and historic object with impeccable provenance from a famous and historic family lineage. CONDITION: Binding is scuffed and worn with chipped spine but still intact with minor water staining and worn edges to corners. 4-53620 JS324 (15,000-20,000) – Lot 3302 Auction: Firearms - Fall 2014 Please Note: All prices include the hammer price plus the buyer’s premium, which is paid by the buyer as part of the purchase price. The prices noted here after the auction are considered unofficial and do not become official until after the 46th day.

.red{fill:#B50938;} .white{fill:#FFFFFF;} .blue{fill:#005596;}

EXTREMELY RARE AND IMPORTANT OFFICIAL 1810 NAVY LOG FROM UNITED STATES FRIGATE “PRESIDENT” AND THE “U.S.S. CONSTITUTION”, “OLD IRONSIDES”.