During of the bombardment, Key was detained and spent the night on deck, watching the British rain shells onto the fort. Key, a young lawyer, had boarded a British vessel ship to seek the release of an American physician held prisoner. Francis Scott Key's stirring verses were inspired by a shipboard vigil on the night of September 13-14, 1814, while British warships bombarded Fort McHenry, outside Baltimore. Early printing of The Star Spangled Banner. Housed in a chemise and morocco backed box. Expert paper restoration at the lower corner and edge. of two leaves (final page blank as issued), with lyrics to the complete four stanzas.
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