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North Carolina sought Blakely sword gift for Wasp hero
Raleigh reports scarce records on Captain Johnston Blakely of the sloop Wasp and the 1814 battle that captured Reindeer and Avon. A British correspondent sought a silver service and illustrations. NC officials note resolutions to present a sword to Mrs Blakely and education for Blakely’s child, though no direct record of the gift is found.
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North Carolina
Johnston Blakely
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McLean
North Carolina Assembly
E. Page Gaston
Shorts Gardens
Drury Lane
London
England
A. R. Newsome
North Carolina Historical Association
Senate
U. S
Blakely
United States
House of Commons
General Assembly
Hall of History
United States Congress
United States Navy
Andey Maria Blakely
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