Category Archives: Announcements

Charles Bulkley, Lieutenant

Posted on February 22, 2021 by Joe

     As the Revolution erupted, Charles Bulkley was returning from a voyage to the West Indies when off Montauk Point his vessel was boarded by a tender of the British frigate Rose under Captain Wallace who informed the crew of … Continue reading →

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Woodward Abraham, Seaman

Posted on April 15, 2020 by Joe

A 2” x 7” manuscript document signed by the Quartermaster General of the Continental Army Timothy Pickering was sold as Lot 35034 in the June 2009 Heritage Historical Manuscripts Auction #6026. Dated 7 May 1784 at Philadelphia, the document reads … Continue reading →

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Frigate Trumbull Marines & Impressed Men (July 1781)

Posted on February 19, 2020 by Joe

Following is a list of the frigate Trumbull’s Marine contingent of 21 men, 10 impressed seamen and landsmen, 5 presumably impressed negros and a supplemental list of 21 bounty recipients who presumably signed the ship’s articles upon entering. The document … Continue reading →

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Frigate Trumbull Quarter Bill (Aug 1781)

Posted on February 17, 2020 by Joe

This undated list of 152 Officers and Men likely captured with the frigate Trumbull on 28 August 1781 is taken from a document noting the assignment of each crew member for quarters in battle found among the 36 documents in … Continue reading →

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Officers & Men of the Frigate Trumbull confined on HMS Jersey Prison Ship (Aug 1781)

Posted on February 17, 2020 by Joe

This list of 102 Officers and Men of the frigate Trumbull captured on 9 August 1781 is derived from the rolls of the General Monk and prison ship HMS Jersey transcribed at the National Archives in Kew, England by Joseph … Continue reading →

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