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Preferred Citation:

War in the Lower Chesapeake and Hampton Road Areas, 1812-1815..., Special Collections Research Center, Swem Library, College of William and Mary.

Acquisition Information:

Unknown, but prior to 2009.

Biographical Information:

"...a lifelong journalist. He is remembered fondly by his nieces and nephews as a wise and learned man. He was the author of "The Emmersons and Portsmouth," published in 1966 ... as well as several works of Portsmouth and Chesapeake Bay maritime history. Further information about this individual or organization may be available in the Special Collections Research Center Wiki: .

Scope and Contents

Typed carbon transcript of transcription by John C. Emmerson, Jr. of Portsmouth, Virginia entitled, "War in the Lower Chesapeake and Hampton Roads Areas, 1812-1815, as Reported in The Norfolk Gazette & Public Ledger and The Norfolk & Portsmouth Herald." 189 pages plus an index.  1946.

Subjects and Indexing Terms

• American newspapers--Virginia--Norfolk
• Hampton (Va.)--History--19th century
• Manuscripts (document genre)
• Norfolk (Va.)--History, Naval.
• Norfolk (Va.)--History--19th century
• Transcripts
• United States--History--War of 1812
• Virginia--Militia--History--War of 1812