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Harper's Encyclopedia of United States History (ed. Benson Lossing), Marryat , Frederick 1792 -1848 (search)
Marryat, Frederick 1792-1848
Author; born in London, England, July 10, 1792; joined the British navy in 1812, and served in the war with the United States.
He won distinction by driving four vessels out of Boston Harbor, and in 1814, just prior to the battle of New Orleans, further distinguished himself in an engagement with gunboats on Lake Pontchartrain; was promoted captain in 1829.
He travelled in the United States in 1839.
His publications include A diary in America, with remarks on its institutions; The narrative of Monsieur violet in California, Sonora, and Western Texas, 1839; The settlers in Canada, etc. He died in Langham, England, Aug. 2, 1848.
Harper's Encyclopedia of United States History (ed. Benson Lossing), Swift , Joseph Gardner 1783 -1865 (search)