One of the most interesting of these is his autobiography, which covers the period from 1800, when he entered the navy, through 1822, and is published in full. The other papers consist of several hundred letters, orders, reports, etc., some of them personal, but most of them Among the signatures on these papers are those of Perry, Hull, Bainbridge, Porter, Chauncey, Stewart, Rodgers and other well known naval officers of that time. The official records in the Navy and the Treasury Departments at Washington naturaly furnished much interesting and valuable information. Original documents have been consulted and used whenever practicable. FEBRUARY 11, 1909, RODNEY AACDONOUGH. CONTENTS CHAPTER I PAGE Macdonoughs ancestors - Thomas, of county Kildare, Ireland - James, the emigrant - Thomas, the Revolutionary soldier - The family home in Delaware . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . I I Enters the navy -War with France - Joins the Ganges - Cruise to the West Indies against the French - War...

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