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Papers. 1810-1818
Author
Wheeler, Amos, 1784-1822.
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Papers. 1810-1818
Wheeler, Amos, 1784-1822.
Control Number:
(OCoLC)122574080
Local call number:
SC20914
Author:
Wheeler, Amos, 1784-1822.
Title:
Papers. 1810-1818.
Quantity:
1 box (0.25 cubic ft.).
Historical/biog note:
Amos Wheeler was a seaman from Stonington (New London County), Connecticut. Published genealogical records indicate he was born June 27, 1784, was the oldest of 12 children of Amos Wheeler (1759-1843) and Lucy Holmes Wheeler (1765-1837); married Ann Charles; and died June 9, 1832.
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Papers related to the seafaring activities of Amos Wheeler, Jr., especially when he was on the crew of a private mercantile ship commissioned by the U.S. Navy for military duty during the War of 1812. The papers include letters, diaries, and legal documents concerning Wheeler's capture by British authorities and subsequent imprisonment at Halifax, Nova Scotia; logbooks, inventories, contracts, notes, and other financial records related to voyages of cargo ships. "Saratoga", "Yankee", "Nabby" and "Young Hornet"; and affidavits and other legal documents concerned with the indictment of Giles Slocum II for financial losses incurred when cargo ships he chartered were seized by the British.
Finding aids:
Unpublished guide available in the repository and online: http://www.nysl.nysed.gov/msscfa/sc20914.htm
Corporate subject:
United States. Navy--History--War of 1812.
Subject:
Merchant marine--United States--History--19th century.
Subject:
Merchant ships--United States--History Sources.
Subject:
Cargo ships--United States--History Sources.
Subject:
Sailors--United States Diaries.
Subject:
Logbooks.
Subject:
Ship's papers--19th century.
Geographic terms:
United States--History--War of 1812 Personal narratives.
Geographic terms:
United States--History--War of 1812--Prisoners and prisons.
Geographic terms:
Connecticut--History--War of 1812.
Geographic terms:
Stonington (Conn.)--History.
Electronic access:
Finding aid: http://www.nysl.nysed.gov/msscfa/sc20914.htm
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