Partial list of the Officers and Crew of the frigate Virginia compiled from “Statement of Claims”

The following partial list of 5 Officers and Crew of the frigate Virginia 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. With the exception of John Kaine, those noted as 31 March 1778 and later were on the frigate Virginia at the time of her capture by the British warship Emerald. A second simplified and alphabetized list follows for ease of internet browsing.

April 18, 1792, Bonsel James, Landsman (also Repulse), July 7, 1778, $40.52

Oct 1, 1792, John Kaine, Seaman (also Deane), Sept 15, 1779, $30.35

Oct 4, 1792, Andrew Moore, Seaman (also Andra Doria), March 31, 1778, $36.79

Oct 15, 1792, John Grimes, Landsman (also Andra Doria), March 31, 1778, $30.11

Aug 2, 1793, John Schoolfield, Midshipman, Oct 18, 1781, $644.16


Bonsel James, Landsman (also Repulse), 7 July 1778, $40.52

John Grimes, Landsman (also Andra Doria), 31 March 1778, $30.11

John Kaine, Seaman (also Deane), 15 Sept 1779, $30.35

Andrew Moore, Seaman (also Andra Doria), 31 March 1778, $36.79

John Schoolfield, Midshipman, 18 Oct 1781, $644.16

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