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Chesapeake affair
The Oxford Essential Dictionary of the U.S. Military
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Chesapeake affair the seizure and searching, off the coast of Virginia, of the USS
Chesapeake in 1807 by the HMS
Leopard, whose commander suspected that British deserters might be aboard. Four of the
Chesapeake's crew were impressed. The incident was an inciting factor in the
War of 1812.
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Chesapeake Energy Corporation Announces $220 Million of Mid-Continent Natural Gas Acquisitions, Increased 2003 Production Forecast, Initial 2004 Production Forecast and Additions to Hedging Positions; Transactions With Oxley Petroleum and Others Further Strengthen Chesapeake's Positions in the Anadarko and Arkoma Basins of the Mid-Continent Region.
PR Newswire; 6/24/2003; 700+ words
; Chesapeake Energy Corporation today announced the...acquisitions. In these transactions, Chesapeake has acquired or agreed to acquire an...systems and unevaluated leasehold, Chesapeake's acquisition cost per mcfe of proved...
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Chesapeake Energy Corporation Announces Retirement of J. Mark Lester, Executive Vice President of Exploration.
Business Wire; 12/8/2009; 700+ words
; OKLAHOMA CITY -- Chesapeake Energy Corporation (NYSE:CHK) today...Lester will serve as a consultant to Chesapeake through June 30, 2010 and help transition his responsibilities to Chesapeake's Executive Vice President of Operations...
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Chesapeake, Va., Conference Center Seeks to Attract Visitors from Afar.
Newspaper article from: Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News; 9/24/2002; 700+ words
; ...Ridder/Tribune Business News Sep. 24--CHESAPEAKE, Va.--When the Chesapeake Conference Center opened its doors five years...to see more out-of-region groups choose Chesapeake as a place to meet. In July, city leaders...
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CHESAPEAKE TRIES TO TAKE SUFFOLK LAND FOR PIPELINE CITIES FAILED TO AGREE ON EASEMENT TO CARRY LAKE GASTON WATER.(LOCAL)
Newspaper article from: The Virginian Pilot; 7/22/2002; 700+ words
; Byline: DOUG BEIZER THE VIRGINIAN-PILOT CHESAPEAKE -- Failing to reach an agreement, Chesapeake is condemning land in Suffolk to make way for an underground water pipeline. Chesapeake needs to build a nine-mile pipeline to move Lake...
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Chesapeake Announces New Officer Appointments.
PR Newswire; 12/14/2001; 700+ words
; RICHMOND, Va. -- Chesapeake Corporation announced it is implementing...business. The realignment is in line with Chesapeake's goal of streamlining its organizational structure. Chesapeake Chairman, President and Chief Executive...
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Chesapeake Energy Corporation Announces Acquisition of Kerr-McGee Tower from Anadarko Petroleum Corporation and Subsequent Sale of Tower to SandRidge Energy, Inc.
Business Wire; 7/12/2007; 700+ words
; OKLAHOMA CITY -- Chesapeake Energy Corporation (NYSE:CHK) and SandRidge...transaction by which SandRidge acquired from Chesapeake certain downtown Oklahoma City real estate assets that Chesapeake acquired from Anadarko Petroleum Corporation...
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Chesapeake Village
Newspaper article from: Post-Tribune (IN); 5/21/2005; 700+ words
; ...At the 55-and-older community of Chesapeake Village, residents are free to relax...duties to the community.(PHOTO) Chesapeake Village, northwest Indiana's premier...and, if they wish, the benefits of Chesapeake Run Golf Club. The village will feature...
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Chesapeake Corporation Announces New Officer Appointments.
PR Newswire; 7/30/2007; 700+ words
; ...July 30 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Chesapeake Corporation today announced that Joel...organization," said Andrew J. Kohut, Chesapeake's president & chief executive...company in 1992 as president of the Chesapeake's land development businesses, Delmarva...
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Chesapeake Energy Corporation Announces Proposal to Acquire Canaan Energy Corporation for $12.00 Per Share in Cash.
PR Newswire; 3/11/2002; 700+ words
; OKLAHOMA CITY -- Chesapeake Energy Corporation today announced...Energy Corporation which proposes that Chesapeake acquire the outstanding common stock...cash. The letter disclosed that Chesapeake intends to commence a tender offer...
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Chesapeake Village offers single-family homes and maintenance-free country living
Newspaper article from: Post-Tribune (IN); 1/15/2005; 700+ words
; ...Cheasapeake Village(PHOTO - Color) Chesapeake Village, northwest Indiana's premier...and, if they wish, the benefits of Chesapeake Run Golf Club. The village will feature...caring for a large lot concern you. Chesapeake Village will mow the lawns, care for...
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Chesapeake Bay
Book article from: Water:Science and Issues
Chesapeake Bay The Chesapeake Bay is North America's largest estuary and has a shoreline of...and cuts the state into two parts. In addition to Maryland, the Chesapeake Bay drainage basin includes parts of the states of West Virginia...
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Chesapeake Corporation
Book article from: International Directory of Company Histories
Chesapeake Corporation 1021 East Gary Street P.O. Box 2350...2611 Pulp Mills A paper and packaging company, Chesapeake Corporation recently celebrated its 75th anniversary. Chesapeake ’ s primary businesses are tissue and...
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Chesapeake Utilities Corporation
Book article from: International Directory of Company Histories
Chesapeake Utilities Corporation 909 Silver Lake...NAIC: 221210 Natural Gas Distribution Chesapeake Utilities Corporation, based in Dover...gas transmission system south of the Chesapeake and Delaware Canal. Chesapeake...
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Chesapeake, USS
Book article from: The Oxford Companion to Ships and the Sea
Chesapeake, USS, one of the six original frigates...the command of James Lawrence, the Chesapeake left Boston Harbour to fight the British...led a boarding party aboard the Chesapeake . Lawrence was killed and the Chesapeake...
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Chesapeake Colonies
Dictionary entry from: Dictionary of American History
CHESAPEAKE COLONIES CHESAPEAKE COLONIES, Maryland and Virginia, grew slowly from 1607 to 1630...transporting hogsheads of tobacco. Ship captains searched throughout Chesapeake Bay for the larger planters' wharves with storehouses, called...
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