Category Archives: Brig Lexington

Partial list of the Officers and Crew of the brig Lexington compiled from “Statement of Claims”

The following partial list of 10 Officers and Crew of the brig Lexington 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 … Continue reading

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Slops List of Lexington Men at Bordeaux on 27 June 1777

The List of 86 Officers and Men of the Brig Lexington who received Slops delivered at Bordeaux on 27 June 1777 was transcribed by Joseph and Joshua Ross in February 2014 from the original found among the prize court records … Continue reading

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Lexington Men at Mill Prison

Roll of Mill Prison, Plymouth, England 7 February 1779 The roll prisoners at Mill Prison in Plymouth, England dated 7 February 1779 is taken from pages 249 and 252-254 of “A Relic of the Revolution” (1847) by Charles Herbert. The … Continue reading

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Alphabetical List of Officers and Men of the Brig Lexington captured September 1777

The Journal of Lieutenant John Bazely, Commander of the cutter Alert, for Friday 19 September 1777 found in Volume 9 of “Naval Documents of the American Revolution” reveals details of the action and capture of the Continental brig Lexington under … Continue reading

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