Loisanne Foster
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Location: Marlow, NH
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 Posted: Sun May 25, 2008 8:30 pm Post subject: Seaman's Protection: Edward Gee and Nelson Huntley |
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Seaman's Protection
Recently we found that at least two Marlow men had certificates of protection as recorded and certified by the U. S. government: Edward Gee and Nelson Huntley. The applications were 1800 and 1827, respectively. Both shipped out at New London not far from Lyme, CT, the town from which their elders came. As we understand it now, these Seaman's Protection certificates were to protect American sailors from being impressed by the British Navy. They are not the same as "Letters of Marque" which protected privateers from prosecution.
Seamen's Protection Certificate Register Database
Edward Gee
Person Detail:
Birth Place (City, State or Country): Marlow, New Hampshire
Age: 19
Complexion: Light
Height: 5' 7"
Hair:
Eyes:
Other:
Certificate Information:
Customs District: New London
Date Issued: 04/28/1800
Certificate Number: 1684
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Seamen's Protection Certificate Register Database
Nelson Huntley
Person Detail:
Birth Place (City, State or Country): Marlow, New Hampshire
Age: 23
Complexion: Dark
Height: 5' 10"
Hair: dark
Eyes: dark
Other:
Certificate Information:
Customs District: New London
Date Issued: 04/28/1827
Certificate Number: 6603
Here is the source of this information. Perhaps you'd like to explore it yourself: http://www.mysticseaport.org/Library/initiative/protectionport.cfm?mlet=New%20London |
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