Show statue on the in 1833 commodore elleott ordered a figure of general jackson to be carved to take the place of a billet bead which the united states frigate constitution bad carried through the war of 1812 it was placed on the bow of the frigate jn june 1834 when she left the dry dock in navy yard the excitement among the political nellea of jackson in boston waa intense A meeting was called in faneuil hall which however did not take place and anonymous letter writers threat eri ed the life of the commodore unless the statue was removed on the night oc the ad of july in the madat of a terrific thunderstorm samuel P dewey a young man of twenty eight rowed out to the tasse and managed to cawi off the head of the anatoe aind carry it away the head was replaced a month later in new york and the figure remained there until 1874 it now occupies a place in the grounds of the naval at annapolis 3 V |