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John Paul Jones - Commemoration At Annapolis, April 24, 1906
John Paul Jones - Commemoration At Annapolis April 24 1906 Author:Various JOHN PAUL JONES COMMEMORATION CONTENTS Page Introduction o I. Addresses at Annapolis, April 24, 1906 Address of President Roosevelt Address of Ambassador Jusserand 21 Address of General Porter 25 Address of Governor Warfield 25 Prayer of Chaplain Clark 41 II. Papers and reports. Discovery, identification, and transfer of remains of John Paul Jon... more »es Message from the President Report of General Porter Address of General Porter in Paris . Official certification by the American Embassy and Consulate of the identification of the body 76 Report of Doctor Capitan Si Report of Doctor Papillault 87 Report of Professor Cornil 93 Report of Engineer Weiss Report 95 of Rear-Admiral Sigsbee, U. S. Navy 101 III. Letters of John Paul Jones Petition for admission as a Mason 115 Letter to Joseph Hewes 117 Letter to Robert Morris 121 Letter to the Countess of Selkirk 123 Letter from Lord Selkirk Letter from Lord Selkirk. Acknowledgment of return of silver 127 taken April 23, 1778 131 Report of John Paul Jones. Cruise of U. S. ship Rangerand capture of H. B. M. ship Drake 133 Report of John Paul Jones. Cruise of U. S. shipBonhomme Richard and squadron, and capture of H. B. M. ships Serapis and Countess of Scarborough 139 Certificate of Messrs. Van Berckel and Dumas 151 Letter to Robert Morris 155 Letter to Mrs. Belches 164 IV. Chronology Appendix 165 Letter from U. S. Consul-General Gowdy to Representative Landis French officers and officials who took part in the ceremonies at Paris 195 196 Address of Junior Special Ambassador Loomis in Paris 198 Address of Rear-Admiral Sigsbee, U. S. Navy, in Paris 201 Address of Vice-Admiral Besson, French navy, at . Cherbourg, July 8, 1905 202 Ceremonies at U. S. Naval Academy, July 24, 1905 203 Order of Rear-Admiral Sands, U. S. Navy 204 Order of Captain Colvocoresses, U. S. Navy List of commanding officers in the French and American naval forces 205 assembled at Annapolis, April 24, 1906 206 Description of swords 208 List of recipients of casts of the bust in National Academy of Design 209 Notes regarding John Paul Jones 210 M769078 5 43 49 73« less