of their frigate, 'Constitution,' with the aid of his gallant officers and ships' company and the smiles of Providence, having led the van in the career of our naval glory by capturing his Britannic Majesty's frigate 'Guerriere' commanded by Captain Dacres, has in our opinion deserved well of his country and is an ornament to the place of his nativity ...
    "Resolved, that joining cordially in the universal applause bestowed by our countrymen on Hull, Jones, Decatur, Bainbridge and Lawrence and their brave and skillful associates in perils and triumphs for their glorious naval achievements, we judge we have a right in our corporate capacity without showing an undue partiality to the first mentioned officer or stepping aside from our municipal duties, to notice more particularly his exemplary merits from better opportunities of being acquainted with them.
    "Therefore, voted that Isaac Hull, Esquire, being already constitutionally entitled to the freedom of this Corporation, the thanks of this Town be presented to him in a Box made of heart of Oak, the congenial growth of his native hills."
    Hull also received a Congressional Medal.
    On January 2, 1813, Hull married Ann McCurdy Hart of Saybrook, Connecticut. They spent their honeymoon in Boston. On March 15, Hull took charge of the Charlestown Navy Yard. He was later transferred to Portsmouth, New Hampshire where the country's largest warship was being built.
    In 1815 he was named a member of the new Board of Naval Commissioners to advise the Secretary of the Navy in technical matters. He served two years, then resigned in favor of sea duty.
    In 1824 Hull was appointed Commander in Chief of the U.S. Naval fleet in the Pacific and raised to the status of Commodore. He served at Calba Bay for two years and then resigned his position. Hull and his wife stayed in New Haven while waiting for his next assignment.
    At that time the "Constitution" was scheduled for scrapping. Oliver Wendell Holmes wrote a poem which appeared in the Boston newspapers. This created such a patriotic disposition the Navy Department backed down. Plans were made for the complete restoration of the ship, and Hull was placed in charge of repairs.
    In 1835, Mrs. Hull suffered with a health problem The