{"product_id":"1822-1831-als-hohn-rogers-naval-commander-navy-yard-philadelphia","title":"1822,1831 ALS John Rogers, Naval Commander, Navy Yard, Philadelphia","description":"\u003cp data-start=\"0\" data-end=\"221\" class=\"PDq2pG_selectionAnchorContainer\"\u003eTwo separate and desirable autograph letters signed by \u003cstrong data-start=\"65\" data-end=\"103\"\u003eCommodore John Rodgers (1773–1838)\u003c\/strong\u003e, the senior officer of the U.S. Navy during the War of 1812 and one of the founders of the modern United States Navy.\u003cspan aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"PDq2pG_selectionAnchor\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003chr data-start=\"421\" data-end=\"424\"\u003e\n\u003ch1 data-section-id=\"1c0k9c4\" data-start=\"426\" data-end=\"475\"\u003e1. John Rodgers ALS – Navy Commissioners Office\u003c\/h1\u003e\n\u003ch2 data-section-id=\"1v3nf9r\" data-start=\"477\" data-end=\"494\"\u003eIdentification\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"496\" data-end=\"542\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-start=\"496\" data-end=\"507\"\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/strong\u003e Commodore John Rodgers (1773–1838)\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"544\" data-end=\"571\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-start=\"544\" data-end=\"553\"\u003eDate:\u003c\/strong\u003e February 23, 1824\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"573\" data-end=\"622\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-start=\"573\" data-end=\"583\"\u003ePlace:\u003c\/strong\u003e Navy Commissioners' Office, Washington\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"624\" data-end=\"658\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-start=\"624\" data-end=\"638\"\u003eRecipient:\u003c\/strong\u003e J. P. Davis, Boston\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"660\" data-end=\"712\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-start=\"660\" data-end=\"671\"\u003eFormat:\u003c\/strong\u003e Autograph Letter Signed (ALS), one page.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"714\" data-end=\"731\"\u003eThe letter reads:\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cblockquote data-start=\"733\" data-end=\"962\"\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"735\" data-end=\"962\"\u003e\"The duty of the Board of Navy Commissioners requires that they should take measures for the recovery of the amount due by you to the public. I beg leave to be informed in what way it would be most convenient to you to pay it.\"\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/blockquote\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"964\" data-end=\"971\"\u003eSigned:\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"973\" data-end=\"989\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-start=\"973\" data-end=\"989\"\u003eJohn Rodgers\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003chr data-start=\"991\" data-end=\"994\"\u003e\n\u003ch2 data-section-id=\"ery58m\" data-start=\"996\" data-end=\"1017\"\u003eHistorical Context\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"1019\" data-end=\"1202\"\u003eAt the time of this letter Rodgers was serving on the \u003cstrong data-start=\"1073\" data-end=\"1104\"\u003eBoard of Navy Commissioners\u003c\/strong\u003e, created in 1815 to administer procurement, finance, ship construction, and naval infrastructure.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"1204\" data-end=\"1441\"\u003eRather than routine correspondence from a ship at sea, this is an official administrative letter concerning \u003cstrong data-start=\"1312\" data-end=\"1372\"\u003ecollection of debts owed to the United States Government\u003c\/strong\u003e, illustrating the day-to-day operation of the post-War of 1812 Navy.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003chr data-start=\"1443\" data-end=\"1446\"\u003e\n\u003ch2 data-section-id=\"hrykuu\" data-start=\"1448\" data-end=\"1460\"\u003eCondition\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cul data-start=\"1462\" data-end=\"1578\"\u003e\n\u003cli data-section-id=\"1njhszj\" data-start=\"1462\" data-end=\"1479\"\u003eComplete letter\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli data-section-id=\"1jgl5cv\" data-start=\"1480\" data-end=\"1498\"\u003eStrong signature\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli data-section-id=\"1hqlecj\" data-start=\"1499\" data-end=\"1515\"\u003eOriginal folds\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli data-section-id=\"mr4zfh\" data-start=\"1516\" data-end=\"1533\"\u003eMinor edge wear\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli data-section-id=\"c2sl1c\" data-start=\"1534\" data-end=\"1561\"\u003eSmall archival edge notch\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli data-section-id=\"1mkmsvx\" data-start=\"1562\" data-end=\"1578\"\u003eGood-Very Good\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"2504\" data-end=\"2597\"\u003eA scarce official letter from one of the most important officers in early U.S. naval history.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003chr data-start=\"2599\" data-end=\"2602\"\u003e\n\u003ch1 data-section-id=\"1tpj4or\" data-start=\"2604\" data-end=\"2641\"\u003e2. John Rodgers ALS with Free Frank\u003c\/h1\u003e\n\u003ch2 data-section-id=\"1v3nf9r\" data-start=\"2643\" data-end=\"2660\"\u003eIdentification\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"2662\" data-end=\"2696\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-start=\"2662\" data-end=\"2673\"\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/strong\u003e Commodore John Rodgers\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"2698\" data-end=\"2722\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-start=\"2698\" data-end=\"2707\"\u003eDate:\u003c\/strong\u003e April 13, 1831\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"2724\" data-end=\"2760\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-start=\"2724\" data-end=\"2734\"\u003ePlace:\u003c\/strong\u003e Navy Commissioners Office\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"2762\" data-end=\"2776\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-start=\"2762\" data-end=\"2776\"\u003eRecipient:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"2778\" data-end=\"2796\"\u003eCommanding Officer\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"2798\" data-end=\"2807\"\u003eNavy Yard\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"2809\" data-end=\"2821\"\u003ePhiladelphia\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"2823\" data-end=\"2847\"\u003eFree-franked by Rodgers.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003chr data-start=\"2849\" data-end=\"2852\"\u003e\n\u003ch2 data-section-id=\"1c7c49r\" data-start=\"2854\" data-end=\"2865\"\u003eContents\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"2867\" data-end=\"2913\"\u003eRodgers orders repairs following storm damage.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"2915\" data-end=\"2925\"\u003eHe writes:\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cblockquote data-start=\"2927\" data-end=\"3083\"\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"2929\" data-end=\"3083\"\u003e\"You will have the tin replaced upon the roof of the Ship House over the Pennsylvania, which was blown off by the gale of wind on the night of the 8th...\"\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/blockquote\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"3085\" data-end=\"3237\"\u003eThis concerns maintenance of the \u003cstrong data-start=\"3118\" data-end=\"3138\"\u003eUSS Pennsylvania\u003c\/strong\u003e, one of the largest and most powerful sailing warships ever constructed by the United States Navy.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003chr data-start=\"3239\" data-end=\"3242\"\u003e\n\u003ch2 data-section-id=\"1353kst\" data-start=\"3244\" data-end=\"3268\"\u003eHistorical Importance\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"3270\" data-end=\"3353\"\u003eThis letter has considerably stronger historical content than the 1824 debt letter.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"3355\" data-end=\"3367\"\u003eIt concerns:\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul data-start=\"3369\" data-end=\"3511\"\u003e\n\u003cli data-section-id=\"izxgv3\" data-start=\"3369\" data-end=\"3387\"\u003eUSS Pennsylvania\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli data-section-id=\"1v4dn3b\" data-start=\"3388\" data-end=\"3412\"\u003ePhiladelphia Navy Yard\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli data-section-id=\"q9yqtw\" data-start=\"3413\" data-end=\"3427\"\u003estorm damage\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli data-section-id=\"1422gnj\" 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