Name/Title
"Leaves from the War Log of The Nancy Eighteen Hundred and Thirteen"Entry/Object ID
2020.6391.3Scope and Content
2 copies of "Leaves from the War Log of The Nancy Eighteen Hundred and Thirteen" with comments by C.H.J. Snider, Author of the story of "The Nancy and Other Eighteen-Twelvers"
-Reprinted from the Rous & Mann Press Original by Ontario Department of Tourism and Information, originally published by Rous & Mann Press Limited in 1936 in a very limited edition. This edition has an added postscript.Context
The book provides a historical account of the schooner Nancy's activities during the War of 1812 with a focus on the year 1813. Entries from the ship's log detail the Nancy's role in transporting troops and supplies, naval operations and daily operations during the conflict between United States and Great Britain.
Chapters in the book include:
1) Of the Sorry Assault Upon Fort Stephenson
2) Of the Gallant Fight in the Saint Clair River
3) Of the Battle With Lake Huron
4) Of Winter Quarters in the Wilderness
5) Of the Men of the Nancy and How They Fared
Copy of a letter, dated October 6th, 1814, from M. Worsley to his father describing the sinking of the Nancy and the capture of the American Schooners Tygress and Scorpion.Acquisition
Accession
2020.6391Source or Donor
UnknownAcquisition Method
Gift
