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Sources consulted for the biography of:John Henry Aulick (1790–1873)
Biographical Information
- Family information, including birth date in typescript of 1799 document by Aulick's father, provided by Sheryl Neal Slaughter (2022).
- Correspondence, journals, logbooks, photograph, and other materials in James H. Aulick Papers, Special Collections and Archives, U.S. Naval Academy, Annapolis, Md.
- Two letters in Alberta Aulick Papers, David M. Rubenstein Rare Book and Manuscript Library, Duke University, Durham, North Carolina.
- Marriage recorded in Sussex Co., New Jersey, Marriage Register A, and in New-York Daily Advertiser, Sept. 20, 1819.
- Aulick's will in Washington, D.C., Archives, copy in Winchester City Will Book, 2:325–333.
- Death date and cause of death in Washington, D.C. Interment Register, District of Columbia Vital Records Division.
- Biography with some errors in American Historical Record 3 (1874):291–297 (portrait on 292).
Naval Career
- Lewis R. Hamersly, The Records of Living Officers of the U.S. Navy and Marine Corps (1870), 42–43.
- Register of the Commissioned, Warrant, and Volunteer Officers of the Navy of the United States, including Officers of the Marine Corps, 1814–1867.
- John H. Aulick "Z" file, Operational Archives, Naval Historical Center, Washington, D.C.
- Navy Courts Martial 1810–1812, Records of General Courts Martial and Courts of Inquiry of the Navy Department, 1799–1867, Record Group 125, National Archives and Records Administration, Washington, D.C.
- John H. Aulick Papers regarding his expedition to Japan, Maryland Historical Society, Baltimore, Maryland.
- Kenneth E. Shewmaker et al., eds., The Papers of Daniel Webster, ser. 3, Diplomatic Papers (1983–1987), 2:212, 220, 226, 228–230, 253–256, 288–292, 298.
- Charles Oscar Paullin, "Early Voyages of American Naval Vessels to the Orient," in United States Naval Institute, Proceedings 36 (1910): 725–734; 37 (1911): 255–259.
Obituaries
- New York Times, Apr. 28, 1873.
- Washington, D.C., Evening Star, Apr. 28, 1873; Apr. 29, 1873.
- Staunton Vindicator, May 2, 1873.
- Army and Navy Journal 10 (1873): 601.
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