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| Field name | Value |
|---|---|
| Collection Reference Number | GLC01450.630.02 |
| From Archive Folder | Correspondence related to Melzar Cudworth, an impressed seaman |
| Title | Melzar Cudworth to Joseph Otis informing Otis that he has been pressed into naval service |
| Date | 24 March 1776 |
| Author | Cudworth, Melzar (fl. 1775-1806) |
| Recipient | Otis, Joseph |
| Document Type | Correspondence |
| Content Description | Cudworth, impressed on board H. M. S. Asia, writes to Otis, his friend in Boston. States that on 14 March, he was impressed on the H. M. S. Livley, at Marblehead, Massachusetts. Relates that he was on the Livley until the 24 March, when he was taken to Boston and placed on board the H. M. S. Asia. Pleads with Otis to visit him on board the Asia. Asks that Otis inform James Cudworth, Melzar's father, that he went to Marblehead with Samuel Holbrook. Possibly written in 1775 (date is partially illegible). |
| Subjects | Global History and Civics Impressment Maritime Navy Military History Soldier's Letter |
| People | Cudworth, Melzar (fl. 1775-1806) Otis, Joseph (fl. 1776) Cudworth, James (fl. 1775-1776) Holbrook, Samuel (fl. 1776) |
| Place written | Boston, Massachusetts |
| Theme | Naval & Maritime |
| Sub-collection | The Gilder Lehrman Collection, 1493-1859 |
| Copyright | The Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History |
| Module | Settlement, Commerce, Revolution and Reform: 1493-1859 |