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Subject: [GENMASSACHUSETTS] Impressed Seamen of Salem - Part 8 of 8 Parts.
Date: Thu, 23 Aug 2007 14:09:51 EDT
Seamen from Salem and Vicinity Impressed by British War Vessels, 1800-1818.
Source: Essex Institute, Historical Collection, Vol XLIX; October 1913.
Part 8.
IMPRESSED SEAMEN
p.341 LIST.
NAMES NATIVITY SHIPS LEFT NO. YEARS
NO. Mos. LEFT.
Levi Oar New York Ruby. 10 yr.
1
Charles Pardit New Orleans Orion. 3 yr. 6
m. 3
Edward Robinson Maryland R. William 1 yr. 6
m. 18
John Barnard Virginia Polyphemus 3 yr.
6
John D. Kirk New York Implacable 7
0
John Ball Rhode Island Argo 8
7
Andrew Mellson Rhode Island Argo 1
William Prince New York Ceres 4
2
p.342
George Nellom Philadelphia Ceres 5
James Magrah New York R. William 1
6
John Boyd Massachusetts Le Loir 4
5
Elijah Armstrong Maryland Victory 8
0
Ezra Knight Massachusetts Victory 6
0
Timo. Stanwood Massachusetts Aboukir 3
8
Daniel Davis Massachusetts Aboukir 3
Asa Pendleton Massachusetts Aboukir 3
John Nichols Massachusetts Aboukir 3
Samuel Johnson Rhode Island Viego 5
7
William Golliver Massachusetts Viego 2
Jona Ludlow Massachusetts Viego 2
Tobias Carline New York Orion 8
6
Jona Coleman New Jersey Orion 1 yr. 6
mos.
Joseph Williams Massachusetts Comet 4
2
Lewis Mulden Virginia Comet 1 yr. 6
mos.
Samuel Wright Rhode Island Comet 1 yr. 6
mos.
William Gunnil New York Romulus 2
2
James Buntin Philadelphia Romulus 4
James Turnbolt Carolina Romulus 4
Oliver Johnson Massachusetts Romulus 4
Henry Stags Massachusetts Romulus 2
Joseph Thomas Massachusetts Romulus 1
John Nald New York Pomona 1 yr. 6
mos. 0
Gideon Raymond New Orleans Argo 5 yr. 6
mos. 0
Charles Gray Maryland Salvador 15
0
James Marfold New Hampshire Salvador 15
0
Daniel Corben Philadelphia Salvador 15
0
Joshua Anderson Maryland Salvador 15
0
Asa Buddington Carolina Stag 15
0
Robert Roberts New York Stag 1 yr. 6
mos. 3
John Wright Virginia Stag 6
John Ferguson Massachusetts Tyger 2
14
Peter Mills New Orleans Tyger 2
Emerson Clark New York Tyger 2
John Rose Massachusetts Doris 5
7
Edward Robbins Massachusetts Elephant 10 yr. 6
mos. 3
Jesse Connor Virginia Partridge 5
1
John Bogart New York Implacable 3
John Thompson Massachusetts Aveus 13
0
James Carver New York Ulysses 5
5
W. Whitman Massachusetts Salvador 1
Richard Carr Carolina Salvador 1
John Barer Massachusetts G. Phoenix 14
1
To be continued Part 9 - p.343 - Impressed by British War Vessels.
Transcribed by Janice Farnsworth
Seamen from Salem and Vicinity Impressed by British War Vessels, 1800-1818.
Source: Essex Institute, Historical Collection, Vol XLIX; October 1913.
Part 9
p.343
William Riley New Jersey Circe 5
4
David Cutter Massachusetts Salvador 1
0
John Dustin Maryland Dedham 2
0
John Mills New Hampshire Belle Poole 1 yr.
6m. 3
William Perkins New Hampshire Belle Poole 1 yr. 6m.
Jos. Commacy Massachusetts New Jersey 1 yr.
6m. 0
Edward Price Maryland Circe 1
1
Jacob Evans New York Mars 3
0
Amos Beane Massachusetts Mars 2
Peter Henry New York Mars 2
Samuel Dilton New Jersey Mars 2
Andrew Wolfe Maryland Mars 8
Thomas Landers Virginia Mars 2
Thomas Courtiss Massachusetts Mars 8
John Burnett Massachusetts Mars 8
Henry Tink Massachusetts Pembroke 4
9
Wm. Fillebrown Massachusetts Cresy 1 yr.
6m. 3
Henry Perkins Massachusetts Cresy 1 yr. 6m.
Joseph Williams Vermont Cresy 1 yr. 6m.
George Butler Maryland Cresy 1 yr. 6m.
William Nuns Philadelphia Barrosa 6
0
John S. Thomas Virginia Midon 4
0
William Smith New York Doris 4 yr.
6mo. 7
George Davis New York Salvador 1
0
Joseph Williams Rhode Island Comet 2
0
Jos. Benjamin Pennsylvania Antelope 7
1
James Barret Massachusetts Albicore 2 yr.
6mo. 2
David Burnham Massachusetts Albicore 2 yr. 6mo
Prince Francis Massachusetts Albicore 5
John Best New York - dead in Prison, Portsmouth - Albicore 7yr
Fred Johnson Connecticut Antelope 15
0
Thomas Gilbert New York Antelope 4
0
Benj. Church Rhode Island Victory 5
0
Peter Patterson Philadelphia Victory 4yr. 6m.
Freeman Call Massachusetts LaHogue 3
0
James M'Donald New York Tweed 10
0
John Horsman Maryland LaHogue 3
0
Russell Brama Connecticut LaHogue 1yr. 6m.
Ephraim Pardit Vermont LaHogue 3
York Duntin New Jersey LaHogue 6
Jeremiah Muss New Jersey LaHogue 3
0
James Burk New Hampshire Jason 1yr. 6m.
1
John Martin Massachusetts Rosamond 1yr.
6m. 2
p.344 SEAMEN FROM SALEM AND VICINITY IMPRESSED.
Benjamin Robinson Massachusetts Royal Wm. 6
0
William Lubner Massachusetts Royal Wm. 6
0
Thomas Booth Maryland LaHogue 3
0
John Abbott Maryland LaHogue 3
Henry Mitchel Maryland LaHogue 3
John Rice Maryland LaHogue 3
Wm. Johnson Massachusetts Antelope 12
0
William Denham Massachusetts LaHogue 10
Thomas Mitchel Massachusetts Salvador 2
0
Jos. Anderson Maryland Rodney 8
5
John Wright Virginia Mars 3
0
Benjamin Ball New Hampshire Victory 8
0
Benjamin Church Rhode Island Victory 5
John Pool Maryland Java 5
0
John Davis Philadelphia Pherus 6
Wm. Scribner Connecticut Pherus 7
James Williams Pennsylvania Pherus 2
Sison Smith New York Pherus
1
Daniel Simmonds Philadelphia Salvador 1yr. 6m.
0
Wm. Sanderson Maryland Christian 7th 1yr
17
William Davis Maryland Desiree 2
0
William Hogan Maryland Desiree 10
James Lathrope Massachusetts Polyphemus 1
0
John Hadley New York R. William 1
0
William Carney Delaware Alfred 8
0
Lewis Leicester Virginia Ulysses 5
0
Morris Little Maryland Ulysses 9
Wright Church New York Ulysses 7
Freeman Marsh New York Ulysses 7
William Brown Connecticut Ulysses 6
0
John Covel Massachusetts LaHogue 1yr.
6m. 0
John Dunstan Rhode Island Trinklon 1
0
SALEM REGISTER, JULY 17, 1813.
~~~~~~~~~~~~~
The following narrative of one of the above impressed Americans will shew
not only the
disgraceful manner in which they have been forcibly dragged into a foreign
service, but
the cruel treatment they received in consequence of refusing to fight
against their own
country.
To be continued, Part 10 - p. 345 - John Nichols, a native of Durham,
Massachusetts.
Transcribed by Janice Farnsworth
Seamen from Salem and Vicinity Impressed by British War Vessels, 1800-1818.
Source: Essex Institute, Historical Collection, Vol XLIX; October 1913.
Part 10
p.345
~~~~~~~~~~~~~
The following narrative of one of the above impressed Americans will shew
not only the
disgraceful manner in which they have been forcibly dragged into a foreign
service, but
the cruel treatment they received in consequence of refusing to fight
against their own
country.
I, John Nichols, a native of Durham, State of Massachusetts, relate and say,
that I
sailed from Portland in the ship Franklin, commanded by James Marks, as
Chief Mate,
bound for Liverpool, where we arrive the 7th day of February, 1810. The same
day I
was taken by a press gang, coming from my boarding house to the ship, and
carried by
them to the rendezvous, Cooper's Row, and detained one night. The next
morning I gave
the Lieutenant my Protection, and at the same time stated to them that I was
Chief Mate
of the ship; also Capt. Marks and Mr. Porter, supercargo, came and were
refused ad-
mittance. I then asked the lieutenant for my Protection; he answered "I
will give it
to you with a hell to it," and immediately tore it up before my face and
sent me on
board the Guard Ship, Princess, where I remained one week, and then was sent
round to
Plymouth on board the Salvador guard ship; remained there one month, after
which I
was drafted on board the Aboukir 74, where I remained three years and
fourteen days,
in which time I was stationed on board a gun boat and was in the grand
battle between
the Russians and the French in the month of June, 1812. Also, in the
meantime I wrote
to my father in Durham a great number of times and received a number of
answers, with
a Protection - The American Consul then applied for my discharge, which was
granted,
as I understand, but kept from me util the war broke out. I then determined
to give
myself up as a prisoner of war, let the consequence be what it would.
Consequently on the 28th of October, I went to the Captain and gave myself
up as
a prisoner of war, and refused to do any more duty. Then he told me I was an
Englishman, and if I would not do duty he would flog me - and ordered me in
Irons
and kept me in irons 24 hours, after which I was taken to the gangway and
received
one dozen with the cat on my bare back. The captain then asked me if I
would go to
duty and I told him no - I would sooner die first. He then put me in irons
again
for 24 hours and once more brought me to the gangway and received as before,
with
the same questions and answer as preceded; and the same was repeated four
days
successively, and I received four dozen on my naked back. After the fourth
day I
was a prisoner-at-large. The 26th of December I was sent to prison without
my
clothes, they being refused me by the Captain.
p.346 SEAMEN FROM SALEM
The Captain, after abusing me in the most insulting manner, and all I ever
received
for my servitude was fourteen pounds - during the impressment I have used my
best
endeavours to escape. John Nichols.
Witness: Jed. Upton
Salem Register, July 17, 1813.
End
transcription by Janice Farnsworth
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