Type: Primary Resources

Creative Writing: Sending the Message Home

Political Posteriors: Analyzing Primary Sources

Artwork depicting the battle between USS Constitution and HMS Java

Original letter from Royal Navy Captain John Marshall to William Phillips describing HMS Java‘s surrender to Constitution, dated April 10, 1813, with transcription

Original letter from Commodore William Bainbridge to George Harrison regarding his medal, dated October 28, 1817, with transcription

Constitution & Guerriere, by George Ropes, Jr.

Collection of Newspaper Articles about the Battle with HMS Java

Popular War of 1812 Era Songs & Sources

Hammock Plan from 1794

Sailor Story: Surgeon Amos Evans

Medicine in 1812

Mid-19th Century Medicine Chest and Pamphlet

All Hands Shorten Sail Ahoy!

Reefing Topsails, 1832

Poetry and Songwriting: Broadside Poem

Paintings of USS Constitution

USS Constitution as a National Symbol

Columbia teaching John Bull his new lesson (Political Cartoon)

A Boxing Match or Another Bloody Nose for John Bull (Political Cartoon)

Sailor Story: Jesse Williams

Sailor’s Story: Dorothea Cooper

Sailor’s Story: David Debias

Sailor’s Story: Beekman Hoffman

Recruiting Through the Years: Art and Advertising

1798 Recruiting Advertisement

Puzzling Constitution’s Orlop Deck

Creative Writing: Skits and Quotes

Rules of the Navy Aboard Ship

Personal Letter Quantifying Food Stuffs

Surgeon Amos Evan’s Lecture Notebooks