The following partial list of 5 Crew of the ship Alfred is compiled from the “Statement of claims which have been adjusted and allowed at the Treasury Department…on the 27th of March 1792” and published beginning page 387 in American State Papers (1834). Each man’s rate, date the claim was adjusted to and amount of claim is noted. The date noted is the last date of pay. The ship Alfred was taken on 9 March 1778 by the British warships Ariadne and Ceres. A second simplified and alphabetized list follows for ease of internet browsing.
Oct 5, 1792, John Long, Marine, Alfred, Aug 20, 1777, $111.04
Oct 15, 1792, John Nick, Marine, Alfred (also Columbus), Nov 14, 1776, $40.29
Feb 21, 1794, Ishmael Bowers, Seaman, Alfred (also Rawleigh), Oct 12, 1778, $55.54
April 4, 1794, Walter Tilley, Boy, Alfred, April 17, 1776, $14.53
April 9, 1794, Samuel Tilley, Carpenter, ship Alfred, Jan 14, 1777, $142.00
Ishmael Bowers, Seaman, Alfred (also Rawleigh), 12 Oct 1778, $55.54
John Long, Marine, Alfred, 20 Aug 1777, $111.04
John Nick, Marine, Alfred (also Columbus), 14 Nov 1776, $40.29
Samuel Tilley, Carpenter, ship Alfred, 14 Jan 1777, $142.00
Walter Tilley, Boy, Alfred, 17 April 1776, $14.53