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

Posted on April 18, 2023 by Joe

The following partial list of 29 Officers and Crew of the frigate Alliance 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. A second simplified and alphabetized list follows for ease of internet browsing.

April 25, 1792, Nathaniel Porter, Seaman, Sept 6, 1780, $81.26

April 25, 1792, Benjamin Balch, Chaplain, June 15, 1781, $135.09

July 13, 1792, David Rice, Ordinary seaman, Nov 1, 1781, $35.79

July 28, 1792, Elisha Caesar, Boy, July 21, 1780, $19.92

Oct 29, 1792, William Brower, Acting midshipman, Sept 22, 1781, $49.09

Jan 23, 1793, Thomas Dupee, Boy, July 5, 1780, $39.11

Feb 1, 1793, Darby Oram, Of carpenter’s crew, July 5, 1781, $21.15

April 13, 1793, Edward Jarvis, Boy, Aug 11, 1782, $236.73

April 17, 1793, James Carey, Carpenter’s mate (also Boston), Nov 1, 1780, $21.31

April 23, 1793, Abraham Bradley, Marine, Sept 1, 1780, $32.09

July 3, 1793, Henry Wrightington, Seaman, March 8, 1780, $49.12

July 3, 1793, John Aunable, Seaman, Feb 10, 1780, $29.94

Jan 14, 1794, John Brown, Seaman, Sept 6, 1780, $54.49

March 5, 1794, John McKinsley, Private (also B.H. Richard), Sept 6, 1780, $67.40

April 21, 1794, Richard Pritchard, Boy, Nov 6, 1780, $49.92

April 21, 1794, John Kirk, Seaman, Dec 10, 1780, $23.72

April 21, 1794, John Bland, Landsman, Sept 6, 1780, $30.09

April 21, 1794, John McGee, Landsman, Sept 6, 1780, $50.85

April 21, 1794, James Haslam, Marine, Sept 6, 1780, $33.99

April 21, 1794, William Taylor, Landsman, Feb 10, 1780, $47.67

April 21, 1794, Henry Wilson, Landsman, Feb 3, 1780, $15.52

April 21, 1794, Elisha Bemus, Landsman, July 16, 1780, $56.46

April 23, 1794, John Weir, Boy, July 5, 1780, $20.17

April 24, 1794, Alexander Anquish, Seaman, Sept 6, 1780, $64.79

April 24, 1794, George Allen, Barber, Sept 6, 1780, $19.89

April 24, 1794, Benjamin Youlan, Seaman, May 17, 1780, $49.01

April 24, 1794, Henry Nylander, Seaman, Feb 6, 1780, $86.26

April 24, 1794, Charles Ross, Seaman, Feb 10, 1780, $55.31

May 9, 1794, James McGhaw, Boy, Sept 6, 1780, $23.50

George Allen, Barber, 6 Sept 1780, $19.89

Alexander Anquish, Seaman, 6 Sept 1780, $64.79

John Aunable, Seaman, 10 Feb 1780, $29.94

Benjamin Balch, Chaplain, 15 June 1781, $135.09

Elisha Bemus, Landsman, 16 July 1780, $56.46

John Bland, Landsman, 6 Sept 1780, $30.09

Abraham Bradley, Marine, 1 Sept 1780, $32.09

William Brower, Acting Midshipman, 22 Sept 1781, $49.09

John Brown, Seaman, 6 Sept 1780, $54.49

Elisha Caesar, Boy, 21 July 1780, $19.92

James Carey, Carpenter’s Mate (also Boston), 1 Nov 1780, $21.31

Thomas Dupee, Boy, 5 July 1780, $39.11

James Haslam, Marine, 6 Sept 1780, $33.99

Edward Jarvis, Boy, 11 Aug 1782, $236.73

John Kirk, Seaman, 10 Dec 1780, $23.72

John McGee, Landsman, 6 Sept 1780, $50.85

James McGhaw, Boy, 6 Sept 1780, $23.50

John McKinsley, Private (also B.H. Richard), 6 Sept 1780, $67.40

Henry Nylander, Seaman, 6 Feb 1780, $86.26

Darby Oram, Carpenter’s Crew, 5 July 1781, $21.15

Nathaniel Porter, Seaman, 6 Sept 1780, $81.26

Richard Pritchard, Boy, 6 Nov 1780, $49.92

David Rice, Ordinary Seaman, 1 Nov 1781, $35.79

Charles Ross, Seaman, 10 Feb 1780, $55.31

William Taylor, Landsman, 10 Feb 1780, $47.67

John Weir, Boy, 5 July 1780, $20.17

Henry Wilson, Landsman, 3 Feb 1780, $15.52

Henry Wrightington, Seaman, 8 March 1780, $49.12

Benjamin Youlan, Seaman, 17 May 1780, $49.01

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Partial list of the Crew of the ship Alfred compiled from “Statement of Claims”

Posted on April 18, 2023 by Joe

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

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

Posted on April 18, 2023 by Joe

The following partial list of 9 Officers and Crew of the frigate Deane 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. A second simplified and alphabetized list follows for ease of internet browsing.

July 16, 1792, Joseph Hubbard, Fifer, frigate Deane, April 22, 1781, $45.05

Aug 22, 1792, William McDonald, Corporal of marines, frigate Deane, April 13, 1780, $21.57

Sept 14, 1792, Abraham Northgate, Boy, frigate Deane, April 30, 1780, $95.58

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

March 16, 1793, John D. Yeaton, Midshipman, Deane, April 30, 1780, $79.13

May 1, 1793, Ebenezer Goddard, Sergeant marines, Deane, April 30, 1780, $35.88

May 1, 1793, Samuel Pritchard, Lieutenant marines, Deane, May 30, 1781, $367.51

May 23, 1793, Thomas Fry, Midshipman, Deane, Sept 1, 1779, $76.29

Jan 10, 1794, William Fleming, Master at arms & midshipman, frigate Deane, April 30, 1780, $213.14

William Fleming, Master at Arms & Midshipman, frigate Deane, 30 April 1780, $213.14

Thomas Fry, Midshipman, Deane, 1 Sept 1779, $76.29

Ebenezer Goddard, Sergeant of Marines, Deane, 30 April 1780, $35.88

Joseph Hubbard, Fifer, frigate Deane, 22 April 1781, $45.05

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

William McDonald, Corporal of Marines, frigate Deane, 13 April 1780, $21.57

Abraham Northgate, Boy, frigate Deane, 30 April 1780, $95.58

Samuel Pritchard, Lieutenant of Marines, Deane, 30 May 1781, $367.51

John D. Yeaton, Midshipman, Deane, 30 April 1780, $79.13

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

Posted on April 18, 2023 by Joe

The following partial list of 4 Officers and Crew of the frigate Raleigh 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 frigate Raleigh was taken on 28 September 1778 by the British warships Unicorn and Experiment. The date noted is the last date of pay which, with the exception of David Morgan, is assumed to coincide with release from confinement or return to Boston. A second simplified and alphabetized list follows for ease of internet browsing.

Oct 5, 1792, John Manwaring, Marine, Raleigh, Dec 14, 1778, $12.13

Jan 4, 1793, John Lee, Seaman, Raleigh, Dec 15, 1778, $8.39

Feb 21, 1794, Ishmael Bowers, Seaman, Rawleigh (also Alfred), Oct 12, 1778, $55.54

March 11, 1794, David Morgan, Marine, Rawleigh, Dec 13, 1776, $32.66

Ishmael Bowers, Seaman, Rawleigh (also Alfred), 12 Oct 1778, $55.54

John Lee, Seaman, Raleigh, 15 Dec 1778, $8.39

John Manwaring, Marine, Raleigh, 14 Dec 1778, $12.13

David Morgan, Marine, Rawleigh, 13 Dec 1776, $32.66

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

Posted on April 18, 2023 by Joe

The following partial list of 6 Officers and Crew of the frigate Hancock 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 Hancock was taken by the British warships Rainbow and Flora on 8 July 1777. With the exception of Nathan Parker, it is assumed that the last date of pay coincided with release from confinement. A second simplified and alphabetized list follows for ease of internet browsing.

July 9, 1792, Nathan Parker, Marine, frigate Hancock, June 20, 1777, $27.89

July 25, 1792, John A. White, Boatswain, frigate Hancock, Sept 16, 1777, $59.50

Oct 17, 1792, Eliphalet Jones, Marine, Hancock, Jan 23, 1778, $20.45

Jan 4, 1793, Samuel Cavenner, Hancock, Jan 23, 1778, $64.00

Aug 8, 1793, Samuel Cavender, Seaman, Hancock, Jan 23, 1778, $60.89

Feb 21, 1794, Solomon Coomes, Seaman, Hancock, Oct 4, 1777, $31.86

Samuel Cavender, Seaman, Hancock, 23 Jan 1778, $60.89

Samuel Cavenner, Hancock, 23 Jan 1778, $64.00

Solomon Coomes, Seaman, Hancock, 4 Oct 1777, $31.86

Eliphalet Jones, Marine, Hancock, 23 Jan 1778, $20.45

Nathan Parker, Marine, frigate Hancock, 20 June 1777, $27.89

John A. White, Boatswain, frigate Hancock, 16 Sept 1777, $59.50

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