{"id":658,"date":"2011-02-25T06:22:58","date_gmt":"2011-02-25T13:22:58","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.whatwouldthefoundersthink.com\/?p=658"},"modified":"2011-07-19T22:15:28","modified_gmt":"2011-07-20T05:15:28","slug":"a-letter-from-the-uss-united-states","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.whatwouldthefoundersthink.com\/a-letter-from-the-uss-united-states","title":{"rendered":"A Letter from The USS United States"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>This week&#8217;s puzzle is taken from an article we found in the Niles National Register.\u00c2\u00a0 It is an excerpt of a letter from an officer serving on the frigate United States and provides a glimpse of the times.\u00c2\u00a0 The writer probably did not realize that his remarks would be printed in the newspaper!\u00c2\u00a0 His opinions on the Spanish are interesting if not terribly flattering.<\/p>\n<table>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"100\">            <style type=\"text\/css\">\r\n                table.cf7-db-table {\r\n                    margin-top: 1em;\r\n                    border-spacing: 0;\r\n                    border: 0 solid gray;\r\n                    font-size: x-small;\r\n                }\r\n\r\n                br {\r\n                                        mso-data-placement: same-cell;\r\n                }\r\n\r\n                table.cf7-db-table th {\r\n                    padding: 5px;\r\n                    border: 1px solid gray;\r\n                }\r\n\r\n                table.cf7-db-table th > td {\r\n                    font-size: x-small;\r\n                    background-color: #E8E8E8;\r\n                }\r\n\r\n                table.cf7-db-table tbody td {\r\n                    padding: 5px;\r\n                    border: 1px solid gray;\r\n                    font-size: x-small;\r\n                }\r\n\r\n                table.cf7-db-table tbody td > div {\r\n                    max-height: 100px;\r\n                    overflow: auto;\r\n                }\r\n            <\/style>\r\n            \r\n        <table id=\"cftble_2095092956\" class=\"cf7-db-table\" >\r\n            <thead>\r\n                        <tr>\r\n            <th title=\"puzzle-solver\"><div id=\"Contact form 1,puzzle-solver\">puzzle-solver<\/div><\/th>            <\/tr>\r\n                        <\/thead>\r\n            <tbody>\r\n                            <tr>\r\n                <td title=\"puzzle-solver\"><div id=\"1298832874.0000,puzzle-solver\">Matthew<\/div><\/td><\/tr>                <tr>\r\n                <td title=\"puzzle-solver\"><div id=\"1298438096.0000,puzzle-solver\">Rose<\/div><\/td><\/tr>            <\/tbody>\r\n        <\/table>\r\n        <\/td>\n<td>If you have a problem with the flash working for you, you may wish to use the <a href=\"http:\/\/wwtft.com\/puzzles\/usus\/usus.png\">static version<\/a>.If you succeed in doing the puzzle, we&#8217;ve implemented a way for you to get credit for your efforts!<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n\r\n    <object classid=\"clsid:D27CDB6E-AE6D-11cf-96B8-444553540000\" id=\"swfobj_0\" width=\"90%\" height=\"600\">\r\n      <param name=\"movie\" value=\"http:\/\/www.whatwouldthefoundersthink.com\/puzzles\/usus\/cwf_live.swf?version=6.1.13&amp;puzzleFileName=usus_puzzle.xml\" \/>\n      <param name=\"base\" value=\"\/puzzles\/usus\" \/>\r\n      <!--[if !IE]>-->\r\n      <object type=\"application\/x-shockwave-flash\" data=\"http:\/\/www.whatwouldthefoundersthink.com\/puzzles\/usus\/cwf_live.swf?version=6.1.13&amp;puzzleFileName=usus_puzzle.xml\" width=\"90%\" height=\"600\" base=\"\/puzzles\/usus\">\r\n      <!--<![endif]-->\r\n        \r\n      <!--[if !IE]>-->\r\n      <\/object>\r\n      <!--<![endif]-->\r\n    <\/object>\r\n\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.archive.org\/stream\/nilesnationalreg10nileuoft#page\/80\/mode\/2up\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-659\" title=\"Letter From An Officer On The Frigate United States\" src=\"http:\/\/www.whatwouldthefoundersthink.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/02\/letterfromuss-United-States.png\" alt=\"Letter From An Officer On The Frigate United States\" width=\"427\" height=\"958\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The United States was one of the &#8220;Six Frigates&#8221; featured in the book by Ian W. 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