“The Lament of a Friend O’er the Grave of the Hero of his Country, Commodore Stephen Decatur,” A Lengthy Testament to Early Republic-Era Intimacy Between Men, Written by an Unknown Friend.
United States: 1820 [copied c. 1840–1850]. Bound lined notebook measuring 8 x 10 ¼ inches. Inscribed “Stephen Decatur / U.S. Navy / 13 W. Cedar St. Boston.” on flyleaf. Eighty-nine pages filled out, totaling appx. 17,000 words. Spine missing, covers coming detached, with wear especially to corners; contents excellent to.....