Hi Sue Not what you are asking, but your message gives me the opportunity to advise that my first attempt at volume 6 of Captain Chamier's 1837 edition of William James Naval Histroy of Great Britain, which includes the British perspective of the War of 1812 and includes details of some of the engagements you mention: (as originally written c 1824-1827) can be down loaded in .pdf format from: 1811 @ 600 Kb which includes the index or list of contents http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~pbtyc/Naval_History/Vol_VI/1811.pdf 1812: @ 1238 KB http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~pbtyc/Naval_History/Vol_VI/1812.pdf 1813: @ 742 Kb http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~pbtyc/Naval_History/Vol_VI/1813.pdf 1814: @ 548 Kb http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~pbtyc/Naval_History/Vol_VI/1814.pdf I should add that William James, whilst an excellent historian comes over at the extreme end of the word pedantic at times ;-), and had, I understand, a rather unpleasant experience in the USA during the war or in the period leading up to this war, so he wasn't exactly "fond" of his N American cousins - and this sadly shows through in the narrative - so this should be born in mind if and when you read it ;-) And he and Mr Clark, a well known US Historian could understandably never agree and used to insult each other from a distance ;-) The rest of the volume is there, but I've excluded the files as being off-topic. Regards Paul Isle of Portland On Tue, 13 Aug 2002 17:40:07 -0400, Dana & Susan King <godogs@warwick.net> wrote: >Hello, >I am new to this list and am looking for info on my ancestor Richard >Caton. >Wondering if anyone might have this book: >Christopher McKee's book "A Gentlemanly and Honorable Profession: The >Creation of the U.S. >Naval Officers Corps 1794-1815" published by the Naval Institute Press, >Annapolis, 1991 > >If anyone has this book could you please look up any info on the >following person? > >Richard CATON Sr. Born on 25 Oct 1793 in Maryland. >Richard died in Hardyston, Sussex, NJ on 25 Mar 1872; he was 78. >Buried in Stockholm Meth. Church Cemetery, NJ. . > >War of 1812 pension book >NATIONAL ARCHIVES, Washington, DC - War of 1812 Pension Records >with bounty land number. > Masters Mate and Midshipman US Navy - War of 1812. > Enlisted June 26, 1811 - Discharged May 20, 1816, Sacketts Harbor, >Jefferson County, NY > Served as Midshipman under Captain Malancthon Taylor Moultry on the >Brigatine Oneida-18 guns, Schooner Sylph-10 guns, Brigatine >Jones-22 guns. Engaged in battles at Kingston, Toronto, > Fort George, Genesee River and Head of Lake Ontario. > Served 5 years in the U.S. Navy, received a pension of $8.00 a month. > >March 25, 2002 received Bounty Land records. An Act of Congress was >approved on >March 3, 1855 which granted Bounty Land to certain officers and soldiers >who engaged >in the Military Service of the US. Richard was granted 160 acres in >Chatfield, >Fillmore County, Minnesota. >Papers dated July 24,1856 and papers dated 17 March 1856, Richard Caton >sold the land to George Melvin. > >Any info on Richard Caton is greatly appreciated, I believe he also had >a brother in >the war who was a Surgeon. His name was William Caton. >Thanking anyone who can help in advance. >Sue > > >==== WARof1812 Mailing List ==== >WAR OF 1812 QUERY BOARD >http://cgi.rootsweb.com/~genbbs/genbbs.cgi/USWARS/War1812/General > > >============================== >To join Ancestry.com and access our 1.2 billion online genealogy records, go to: >http://www.ancestry.com/rd/redir.asp?targetid=571&sourceid=1237 50.33.50N 02.26.70W