Ralph J. Bunche Library to begin a collection of laws of the states, and $25 for the purchase of foreign gazettes and subscriptions to American newspapers that would be sent to American representatives overseas. In that same year, the Library also became, by law, the office of record to receive laws, public documents, and copyrights. During the War of 1812, the invading British burned the Capital, the White House, and other government buildings including that which housed the State Department and its library on August 24, 1814. While Dolley Madison famously saved the Gilbert Stuart portrait of George Washington hanging in the White House,
USS Wasp (1814) brig "Adonis", bound from Rio de Janeiro to Falmouth, England, about three weeks after the "Atalanta" capture. "Wasp" reported that she was headed for the Caribbean. "Wasp" probably foundered in a storm. Citations References USS Wasp (1814) USS "Wasp" was a sloop-of-war that served in the United States Navy in 1814 during the War of 1812. She was the fifth United States Navy ship to carry that name. She carried out two successful raiding voyages against British trade during the summer of 1814, in the course of which she fought and defeated three British warships. "Wasp" was lost, cause unknown,