ISIAH MILES AND G. MILES (AMERICAN, 19TH CENTURY)

THE AMERICAN WAR SHIP PRESIDENT AND THE PRIVATEER JACK

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ISIAH MILES AND G. MILES (AMERICAN, 19TH CENTURY)
THE AMERICAN WAR SHIP PRESIDENT AND THE PRIVATEER JACK
THE FIRST, SIGNED 'ISIAH MILES. SEC.' LOWER LEFT, INSCRIBED WITH TITLE LOWER CENTER AND INSCRIBED 'BOSTON' LOWER RIGHT; THE SECOND, SIGNED AND INSCRIBED 'G. MILES THE JACK BOSTON' LOWER RIGHT
WATERCOLOR AND PEN AND INK ON PAPER
THE FIRST, 12 X 14IN. (31 X 37CM.) (SIGHT); THE SECOND, 8 X 12IN. (22 X 30.5CM.) (SIGHT) (2)

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THE PRESIDENT SERVED THE UNITED STATES NAVY AS A FLAGSHIP IN THE MEDITERRANEAN IN 1801-2 AND AGAIN IN 1804-5, AS WELL AS FULFILLING THE SAME DUTY DURING THE WAR OF 1812. DURING THE WAR OF 1812 SHE WAS CAPTURED BY THE BRITISH FRIGATES POMONE AND TENEDOS, BUT WAS NEVER RENDERED SERVICEABLE. SHE WAS LATER BROKEN UP IN PORTSMOUTH IN 1817.

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