Box: 1 Fold: 1 Correspondence 1805: James Causten to Jane Causten & Joseph Causten Box: 1 Fold: 2 Correspondence 1807: Isaac Causten to James Causten Box: 1 Fold: 3 Correspondence 1810: Isaac Causten to Joseph Causten Box: 1 Fold: 4 Correspondence 1810: Joseph Causten to James Causten Box: 1 Fold: 5 Correspondence 1810: Joseph Causten to James Causten Box: 1 Fold: 6 Correspondence 1810: Joseph Causten to Isaac Causten
Box: 1 Fold: 7 Correspondence 1810: Joseph Causten to James Causten Box: 1 Fold: 8 Correspondence 1810: Joseph Causten to James Causten
Box: 1 Fold: 9 Correspondence 1811: Isaac Causten to James Causten
Box: 1 Fold: 10 Correspondence 1811: Joseph Causten to James Causten
Box: 1 Fold: 11 Correspondence 1812: Joseph Causten to James Causten
Box: 1 Fold: 12 Correspondence 1812: Joseph Causten to James Causten
Box: 1 Fold: 13 Correspondence 1812: Joseph Causten to James Causten Box: 1 Fold: 14 Correspondence 1814: Joseph Causten to James Causten Box: 1 Fold: 15 Correspondence 1814: Joseph Causten to James Causten
Box: 1 Fold: 16 Correspondence 1815: Joseph Causten to James Causten
Box: 1 Fold: 17 Correspondence 1815: Joseph Causten to James Causten Box: 1 Fold: 18 Correspondence 1815: Joseph Causten to James Causten Box: 1 Fold: 19 Correspondence 1815: Joseph Causten to James Causten Box: 1 Fold: 20 Correspondence 1816: Joseph Causten to James Causten Box: 1 Fold: 21 Correspondence 1817: Joseph Causten to Isaac Causten
Box: 1 Fold: 22 Correspondence 1817: Joseph Causten to James Causten
Box: 1 Fold: 23 Correspondence 1818: Joseph Causten to James Causten
Box: 1 Fold: 24 Correspondence 1819: Joseph Causten to Isaac Causten Box: 1 Fold: 25 Correspondence 1820: Joseph Causten to James Causten
December 3, 1805
DESCRIPTION: Contains ALS, 2 pages/1 sheet. Two letters have been written on this one sheet. The first letter was addressed to James Causten's mother, Jane, and the second to James' brother, Joseph. Both letters bear the date December 3, 1805. Reference to James Causten's efforts to find an apprenticeship after completing his obligations as a sailor.
March 25, 1807
DESCRIPTION: Contains ALS, 3 pages/1 sheet. Reference to matters relating to family business.
January 3, 1810
DESCRIPTION: Contains ALS, 2 pages/1 sheet. Reference to a difficult passage: "I arrivd here after a very dreadful boisterous passage of sixteen days in a very leaky condition . . ."
May 21, 1810
DESCRIPTION: Contains ALS, 1 page/1 sheet. Contains a request for James Causten to purchase some tobacco, with reference to the product's current rate in the West Indies.
August 2, 1810
DESCRIPTION: Contains ALS, 2 pages/1 sheet. Reference to matters relating to the family business.
August 3, 1810
DESCRIPTION: Contains ALS, 1 page/1 sheet. Reference to the price of flour in the West Indies.
August 25, 1810
DESCRIPTION: Contains ALS with enclosure, 2 pages/1 sheet; 13 pages/4 sheets. Reference to Joseph Causten's passage to South America, with a detailed report that describes the ports, customs, and trade of the region.
November 1, 1810
DESCRIPTION: Contains ALS, 1 page/1 sheet. Reference to matters relating to the family business.
February 25, 1811
DESCRIPTION: Contains ALS, 1 page/1 sheet. Reference to matters relating to family business,
March 3, 1811
DESCRIPTION: Contains ALS, 1 page/1 sheet. Reference to Joseph Causten's growing restlessness over remaining at port in Baltimore.
February 3, 1812
DESCRIPTION: Contains ALS, 1 page/1 sheet.
February 11, 1812
DESCRIPTION: Contains ALS, 1 page/1 sheet. Reference to Joseph Causten's trip to Philadelphia.
February 23, 1812
DESCRIPTION: Contains ALS, 3 pages/1 sheet. Contains an explanation for Jospeh Causten's decision not to sail to Cadiz.
September 26, 1814
DESCRIPTION: Contains ALS, 2 pages/1 sheet. "I feel Proud, Gratified and sorrowful at the same time for the attack of the Enemy on Balt[imore]."
December 9, 1814
DESCRIPTION: Contains ALS, 3 pages/1 sheet. Written by Joseph Causten while stationed with the U.S. Navy in Norfolk, Virginia: "We have no news, there are many various opinions respecting the negotiations - a peace is expected by many."
February 25, 1815
DESCRIPTION: Contains ALS, 2 pages/1 sheet. Reference to the peace treaty that brought the War of 1812 to an end and a discussion of Joseph Causten's future plans.
May 20, 1815
DESCRIPTION: Contains ALS, 1 page/1 sheet. Written aboard the U.S.S. "Constellation," Joseph Causten relates the ship's plans to sail to the Mediterranean.
October 7, 1815
DESCRIPTION: Contains ALS, 3 pages/1 sheet. Written aboard the U.S.S. "Constellation," Joseph Causten refers to the activities of Commodore Stephen Bainbridge's squadron.
October 14, 1815
DESCRIPTION: Contains ALS, 3 pages/1 sheet. "We also understand from the papers that you have report with you, that Commodore Decatur took the Turkish Admiral alone, ..., But every Officer of the Squadron will admit that if any credit is due, this Ship [the U.S. "Constellation"] deserves it."
August 14, 1816
DESCRIPTION: Contains ALS, 4 pages/1 sheet. Reference to a recent passage to Gibralter and the arrival of the American Minister to Naples, William Pinckney.
November 9, 1817
DESCRIPTION: Contains ALS, 1 page/1 sheet. Reference to Jospeh Causten's new assignment in the navy and his ship's upcoming voyage.
November 10, 1817
DESCRIPTION: Contains ALS, 1 page/1 sheet. Reference to matters relating to family business.
December 29, 1818
DESCRIPTION: Contains ALS, 2 pages/1 sheet.
August 20, 1819
DESCRIPTION: Contains ALS, 1 page/1 sheet. Written aboard the U.S.S. "Enterprise," Joseph Causten refers to the ship's current assignment of patrolling the east coast for pirates.
May 27, 1820
DESCRIPTION: Contains ALS, 3 pages/1 sheet. Description of Joseph Causten's recent passage to Cuba and the outbreak of a violent fever aboard ship.
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