1822: Excerpt from the Logbook of the U.S. Schooner Shark LCDR M.C. Perry commanding: Remarks, Tuesday, June 25th Commences clear and pleasant, wind fresh from the Eastward. Standing in for
1822: Lieutenant Matthew Perry, U.S. Navy, sailed from Key West and left Midshipman Joseph Moorhead and Able Seaman Absalom Hobbs as the first semi-permanent Naval presence on the island, with
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