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Cape Cod, the right arm of Massachusetts: an historical narrative, by Charles Francis Swift, 1897. Excerpt.
In the summer of 1814 Capt. Matthew H. Mayo and Capt. Winslow L. Knowles left Eastham in a whaleboat loaded with rye and arrived safely in Boston. Purchasing articles for domestic consumption and exchanging their boat for one somewhat larger they started on their homeward journey...
1814 Ransom note sent to Orleans Selectmen, demanding $1,000
Digital service by Bob Korn Imaging
View the full ransom note and more at our special summer exhibit "War of 1812"
The Battle of Rock Harbor
Read the full account of the Battle of Rock Harbor, as retold by local author William Quinn.
Read the full account of the Battle of Rock Harbor, as retold by local author Admont Clark.
U.S.S. Constitution vs H.M.S. Guerriere, Naval Battle
1962 New Bedford Standard Times article.
Constitution vs Guerriere summary, unknown.
Orleans War of 1812 hero, Joshua Crosby
Orleans Hero, Gunner Crosby, by Albert E. Snow.
Joshua Crosby, U.S.S. Constitution gunner, unknown.
The Early History of Orleans. Read the War of 1812 excerpt by Ruth Barnard.