The following partial list of 6 of the Crew of the Bonhomme Richard 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 frigate Bonhomme Richard engaged the British warship Serapis on 23 September 1779 and sank from damage of the action two days later. A second simplified and alphabetized list follows for ease of internet browsing. 23 September 1779
July 3, 1792, John Carrico, Seaman, Bon Homme Richard, Nov 21, 1779, $20.67
Jan 31, 1793, Richard Wall, Cadet, B.H. Richard, Aug 1, 1782, $239.17
April 11, 1793, Joseph Curtis, Seaman, B.H. Richard, Aug 1, 1779, $6.32
May 1, 1793, William Phisick, Carpenter’s mate, Bonhomme Richard, Sept 23, 1779, $35.84
March 5, 1794, John McKinsley, Private, B.H. Richard (also Alliance), Sept 6, 1780, $67.40
May 6, 1794, Joshua Brewster, Cooper, Bonhomme Richard, Oct 24, 1779, $49.62
Joshua Brewster, Cooper, Bonhomme Richard, 24 Oct 1779, $49.62
John Carrico, Seaman, Bon Homme Richard, 21 Nov 1779, $20.67
Joseph Curtis, Seaman, B.H. Richard, 1 Aug 1779, $6.32
John McKinsley, Private, B.H. Richard (also Alliance), 6 Sept 1780, $67.40
William Phisick, Carpenter’s Mate, Bonhomme Richard, 23 Sept 1779, $35.84
Richard Wall, Cadet, B.H. Richard, 1 Aug 1782, $239.17