History of the flag of the United States of America : and of the naval and yacht-club signals, seals, and arms, and principal national songs of the United States, with a chronicle of the symbols, standards, banners, and flags of ancient and modern nations (1894)
Preble, George Henry, 1816-1885 · Boston, Mass. ; New York, N.Y. : Houghton, Mifflin and Co. · leaf 315
il her death,Aug. 9, 1861, when itcame into the possessionof their daughter, whosedeath has been recentlyannounced. Miss Staf-ford states that her fatherexhibited this cherishedflag to several of the crewof the Bon Homme Pilch-ard who called upon him,for which they expressedthe deepest… … Flag of tlie Bon IIoiiiiin; Richard, said to liavc been worn durinj;her Action with the Serapis, Sept. 23,1779. FLAG OF THE UNIl VTES. 283 Why so small a flag was used — scarcely ^ laii a boat ensign of the present day — may perhaps be explainer ction having been fought at night, and because of the…
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