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| Field name | Value |
|---|---|
| Collection Reference Number | GLC01450.198 |
| From Archive Folder | Documents Relating to 1781 |
| Title | Edward Pope to Benjamin Williams regarding Nantucket residents caught trading with the British on the Elizabeth islands |
| Date | 7 April 1781 |
| Author | Pope, Edward (1740-1818) |
| Recipient | Williams, Benjamin |
| Document Type | Business and financial document; Legal document |
| Content Description | Upon being informed that Nantucket residents were trading with the British on one of the Elizabeth islands Captain Clayhorn investigated and took two prisoners. One man, John Walter Fletcher, is being sent to Newport, the other, Job Halsey, was sent to the County Committee for a further investigation. Since Williams is on this committee, explains to him the details of the first examination of the prisoner. Halsey says he lived in Long Island, but left once the British took command there, since he favored independence. Moved to Connecticut and joined the army. Says that while returning home from a visit to Long Island he encountered Fletcher on board a ship, which was forced aground. The men they boarded another ship together, which Fletcher took to Elizabeth island, where Halsey was hiding when he was captured. Pope says Halsey "does not appear to be open and fair...has at different times told different stories." Suspects Halsey knows more than he is saying about "what connections is form'd or forming between Nantucket and Long Island." |
| Subjects | Revolutionary War Military History Loyalist Commerce Merchants and Trade Global History and Civics Prisoner Prisoner of War Law Maritime |
| People | Williams, Benjamin (1721-1784) Pope, Edward (1740-1818) Halsey, John (1759-1839) |
| Place written | Dartmouth, Massachusetts |
| Theme | The American Revolution; Law; Merchants & Commerce; Naval & Maritime |
| Sub-collection | The Gilder Lehrman Collection, 1493-1859 |
| Additional Information | Edward Pope was a colonel in the Massachusetts militia. |
| Copyright | The Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History |
| Module | Settlement, Commerce, Revolution and Reform: 1493-1859 |