Lot 673

Lewis Warrington SCARCE ANTIQUE Signature Navy Captain In War Of 1812

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Lewis Warrington SCARCE ANTIQUE Signature Navy Captain In War Of 1812
Lewis Warrington SCARCE ANTIQUE Signature Navy Captain In War Of 1812
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Lewis Warrington SCARCE ANTIQUE Signature Navy Captain In War Of 1812

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by The Book Barn
August 13, 2026 5:00 PM EDT
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SCARCE ANTIQUE 2 X 4 1/2 Slip of paper W/ Autograph Of Lewis Warrington Medal Winning Navy Captain In War Of 1812 (see scan(s). Boldly Signed in Ink: "REGARD/L WARRINGTON."

LEWIS WARRINGTON (1782-1851) was an officer in the United States Navy during the Barbary Wars & the War Of 1812. Warrington was the illegitimate son of Rachel Warrington and the Comte De Rochambeau, who was stationed in Williamsburg during the winter of 1781-1782, following the battle of Yorktown. Rochambeau offered to legitimize his son only after Warrington had achieved success and notoriety. He accepted an appointment in the Navy in. His first duty, in the frigate "Chesapeake, took him to the West Indies, where his ship cruised with a squadron during the last year of the Quasi-War with France. His ship appears to have engaged in one action near the end of the cruise. On New Year's Day 1801, she took the French privateer "La Jeune Creole". Warrington was transferred to the frigate "President" for service in the against the Barbary pirates. Over the next five years, he remained with the Mediterranean Squadron. Promoted to lieutenant in February 1807, he returned home to assume command of a gunboat at Norfolk. When the war with England began in June 1812, Warrington was in "Congress" serving as the frigate's first lieutenant while she patrolled the North Atlantic. During his tour of duty in that warship, she made two successful war cruises, capturing nine prizes off the east coast of the United States during the first and four off the Atlantic seaboard of South America during the second. Promoted to Master Commander in July 1813, he took command of the "Peacock". On 12 March 1814, he put to sea with his new command, after delivering supplies, he encountered the British brig "Epervier." "Peacock" emerged victorious from a brisk 45-minute exchange with that opponent, inflicting 10 times her own losses on the enemy. For his role in the victory, Warrington received the Thanks Of Congress in the form of a Congressional Gold Medal, and of the state of Virginia in the form of a gold-hilted sword. Warrington took his prize into Savannah, Georgia, and then embarked upon his second cruise. On that voyage, which took him to the Grand Banks, the Irish coast, the Shetland & Faroe Islands, he took 14 prizes. After returning to New York, Warrington took "Peacock" on her third and final war cruise. He sailed around the Cape Of Good Hope & unaware that peace had been concluded in December 1814, Warrington led his little force on another successful foray against British commerce. After taking three prizes in the Indian Ocean, he entered the East Indies in search of more game & attacked the "Nautilius", despite having been told that peace had been concluded. After a sharp, unequal action which cost the British ship 15 men including her first lieutenant, she surrendered to Warrington. Warrington then released the prize and started for home. "Peacock" arrived back in New York in 1815. In the War Of 1812, when the US had tons of luck in land battles—-all bad—-Warrington's naval victories made him the toast of the US.

Cut from a letter & laid down to heavier stock. Overall Very Good Condition. ALL ITEMS ARE GUARANTEED TO BE ACCURATELY DESCRIBED, NOT DEFECTIVE, & GENUINE.

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