The following partial list of 59 Officers and Crew of the frigate Boston 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). With the exception of George Price and Joseph Harrington, the claimants represent the last crew of the Boston prior to her capture at the siege of Charleston which resulted in the surrender of over 5,200 American soldiers and sailors on 12 May 1780. 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 and presumably the date of release from confinement. A second simplified and alphabetized list follows for ease of internet browsing.
June 9, 1792, Edward E. Cades, Midshipman, July 16, 1780, $203.77
June 11, 1792, Abel Wetherall, Gunner, July 16, 1780, $203.77
June 11, 1792, William Greenough, Seaman, July 16, 1780, $66.21
June 13, 1792, John Ridgeway, Seaman (also Queen of France), July 11, 1780, $80.49
June 13, 1792, James Sisk, Marine (also Queen of France), July 11, 1780, $51.04
June 14, 1792, Samuel Gragg, Pilot, July 16, 1780, $547.88
July 9, 1792, John Grant, Volunteer (also Providence), July 16, 1780, $93.79
July 13, 1792, George Price, Acting mate, Sept 10, 1779, $20.50
Oct. 13, 1792, David Malcolm, Seaman, July 16, 1780, $63.47
Nov. 9, 1792, Edward Rice, Steward, July 16, 1780, $165. 99
Nov. 19, 1792, Josiah Pierce, Drummer (also Queen of France), July 15, 1780, $70.93
Nov. 22, 1792, Isaac Fenno, Marine, July 11, 1780, $48. 21
Nov. 22, 1792, Benjamin Balch, Landsman, July 16, 1780, $99.92
Nov. 22, 1792, Richard Carey, Armorer, July 16, 1780, $75.82
Nov. 22, 1792, Benjamin Andrews, Seaman, July 16, 1780, $63.34
Jan. 4, 1793, William Barnes, Landsman, July 16, 1780, $48.60
Jan. 5, 1793, James Walker, Landsman, carpenter (also Warren & Providence), July 16, 1780, $93.56
March 5, 1793, Joseph Harrington, Seaman, Oct 27, 1778, $45.14
April 17, 1793, James Carey, Carpenter’s mate (also Alliance), Nov. 1, 1780, $21.31
May 1, 1793, William Farmer, Carpenter & Boatswain’s mate (also Warren), July 15, 1780, $107.34
May 14, 1793, Samuel Hemminguay, Landsman, July 16, 1780, $52.90
Aug. 7, 1793, Thomas Burnes, Surgeon, July 16, 1780, $544.67
Jan. 11, 1794, David Swain, Seaman, July 16, 1780, $61.19
Feb. 21, 1794, John Chandler, Marine, July 15,1780, $54.62
Feb. 28, 1794, John Warner, Landsman, July 16, 1780, $47.56
March 3, 1794, Christian Wilkins, Marine, July 16, 1780, $48.78
March 4, 1794, Joseph Loring, Corporal marines, July 16, 1780, $56.91
March 4, 1794, Boice C. Jemeson, Boy, July 16, 1780, $51.31
March 4, 1794, Eli Berdue, Marine, July 16, 1780, $52.48
March 7, 1794, Abraham Temple, Marine, July 16, 1780, $85.31
March 8, 1794, Patrick Gore, Corporal marines, July 16,1780, $57.58
March 11, 1794, William Kimball, Marine, July 16, 1780, $92.15
March 12, 1794, John Clark, Drummer, July 11, 1780, $56.60
March 12, 1794, Zaccheus Swain, Seaman, July 16, 1780, $56.74
March 13, 1794, James Gordon, Marine, July 16, 1780, $58.47
March 13, 1794, John Friend, Marine, July 16, 1780, $48.46
March 13, Ephraim Bennett, Landsman, July 16, 1780, $48.46
March 15, 1794, John Stroud, Seaman, July 16, 1780, $63.16
March 15, 1794, John Baptist, Seaman, July 16, 1780, $54.86
April 4, 1794, John Fisk, Landsman, July 16, 1780, $51.02
April 4, 1794, Isaac Barney, Drummer, July 16, 1780, $56.49
April 4, 1794, John Ketcherman, Seaman, July 16, 1780, $62.10
April 4, 1794, Joseph Wallis, Seaman July 16, 1780, $62.21
April 4, 1794, Joseph Peck, Gunner’s mate, July 16, 1780, $74.25
April 4, 1794, James Burney, Seaman, July 16, 1780, $65.98
April 10, 1794, John McClure, Landsman, July 16, 1780, $56.51
April 10, 1794, John Perkins, Landsman, July 16, 1780, $54.14
April 24, 1794, Benjamin Luce, Marine, July 16, 1780, $72.04
April 24, 1794, Thomas Gage, Landsman, July 16, 1780, $52.65
April 24, 1794, William Hill, Marine, July 16, 1780, $174.34
April 25, 1794, Anthony Griffin, Seaman, July 16, 1780, $57.95
April 30, 1794, John Tilton, Landsman, July 16, 1780, $77.00
April 30, 1794, William Havens, Seaman, July 16, 1780, $62.27
April 30, 1794, John White, Seaman, July 16, 1780, $44.16
May 10, 1794, William Jamison. Lieutenant marines, midshipman, July 16, 1780, $261.90
Jan. 2, 1795, John Cowen, Seaman, July 16, 1780, $67.68
Jan. 2, 1795, Willard Eddy, Landsman, July 16, 1780, $51.15
Feb. 11, 1795, Prince Coleman, Seaman, July 16, 1780, $58.01
Feb. 11, 1795, Zaccheus Swain, Seaman, July 16, 1780, $55.50
Benjamin Andrews, Seaman, 16 July 1780, $63.34
Benjamin Balch, Landsman, 16 July 1780, $99.92
John Baptist, Seaman, 16 July 1780, $54.86
William Barnes, Landsman, 16 July 1780, $48.60
Isaac Barney, Drummer, 16 July 1780, $56.49
Ephraim Bennett, Landsman, 16 July 1780, $48.46
Eli Berdue, Marine, 16 July 1780, $52.48
James Burney, Seaman, 16 July 1780, $65.98
Thomas Burnes, Surgeon, 16 July 1780, $544.67
Edward E. Cades, Midshipman, 16 July 1780, $203.77
James Carey, Carpenter’s Mate (also frigate Alliance), 1 Nov 1780, $21.31
Richard Carey, Armorer, 16 July 1780, $75.82
John Chandler, Marine, 15 July 1780, $54.62
John Clark, Drummer, 11 July 1780, $56.60
Prince Coleman, Seaman, 16 July 1780, $58.01
John Cowen, Seaman, 16 July 1780, $67.68
Willard Eddy, Landsman, 16 July 1780, $51.15
William Farmer, Carpenter & Boatswain’s Mate (also Warren), 15 July 1780, $107.34
Isaac Fenno, Marine, 11 July 1780, $48. 21
John Fisk, Landsman, 16 July 1780, $51.02
John Friend, Marine, 16 July 1780, $48.46
Thomas Gage, Landsman, 16 July 1780, $52.65
Patrick Gore, Corporal of Marines, 16 July 1780, $57.58
Samuel Gragg, Pilot, 16 July 1780, $547.88
John Grant, Volunteer (also frigate Providence), 16 July 1780, $93.79
William Greenough, Seaman, 16 July 1780, $66.21
James Gordon, Marine, 16 July 1780, $58.47
Anthony Griffin, Seaman, 16 July 1780, $57.95
William Havens, Seaman, 16 July 1780, $62.27
Samuel Hemminguay, Landsman, 16 July 1780, $52.90
William Hill, Marine, 16 July 1780, $174.34
William Jamison, Lieutenant of Marines, Midshipman, 16 July 1780, $261.90
Boice C. Jemeson, Boy, 16 July 1780, $51.31
John Ketcherman, Seaman, 16 July 1780, $62.10
William Kimball, Marine, 16 July 1780, $92.15
Joseph Loring, Corporal of Marines, 16 July 1780, $56.91
Benjamin Luce, Marine, 16 July 1780, $72.04
David Malcolm, Seaman, 16 July 1780, $63.47
John McClure, Landsman, 16 July 1780, $56.51
Joseph Peck, Gunner’s Mate, 16 July 1780, $74.25
John Perkins, Landsman, 16 July 1780, $54.14
Josiah Pierce, Drummer (also frigate Queen of France), 15 July 1780, $70.93
Edward Rice, Steward, 16 July 1780, $165. 99
John Ridgeway, Seaman (also frigate Queen of France), 11 July 1780, $80.49
James Sisk, Marine (also frigate Queen of France), 11 July 1780, $51.04
John Stroud, Seaman, 16 July 1780, $63.16
David Swain, Seaman, 16 July 1780, $61.19
Zaccheus Swain, Seaman, 16 July 1780, $56.74
Zaccheus Swain, Seaman, 16 July 1780, $55.50
Abraham Temple, Marine, 16 July 1780, $85.31
John Tilton, Landsman, 16 July 1780, $77.00
James Walker, Landsman, Carpenter (also Warren & Providence), 16 July 1780, $93.56
Joseph Wallis, Seaman 16 July 1780, $62.21
John Warner, Landsman, 16 July 1780, $47.56
Abel Wetherall, Gunner, 16 July 1780, $203.77
John White, Seaman, 16 July 1780, $44.16
Christian Wilkins, Marine, 16 July 1780, $48.78