Featured Image: Orders to Issac Hull, 1798-1812

Title: Hull. Isaac. Orders to him, 1798-1812

Date: 1798-1812

Location: Unknown

Creator: Unknown

Source: USS Constitution Museum

Collection: Isaac Hull Papers, 1791-1862

Description: Isaac Hull was the captain of the USS Constitution during the War of 1812.  Here is a single page from a notebook recording his official orders as he received them.  On June 18th, he tersely notes the declaration of war between the US and Britain.

Digitized by the Boston Public Library for Digital Commonwealth as part of the Library for the Commonwealth program. Read more about digitization at the BPL.