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| Field name | Value |
|---|---|
| Collection Reference Number | GLC01450.630.05 |
| From Archive Folder | Correspondence related to Melzar Cudworth, an impressed seaman |
| Title | Note from Zephaniah Cudworth to Melzar Cudworth saying he had found a man to take Melzar's place on the HMS Asia |
| Date | ca. 1776 |
| Author | Cudworth, Zephaniah (1752-1827) |
| Recipient | Cudworth, Melzar |
| Document Type | Correspondence |
| Content Description | Informs his brother, Melzar, impressed aboard H.M.S. Asia "I have got a man to go in your Room If you go to Nantasket Road I Shall Come in a Sail boat to bring the man ... " Mentions Mr. Otis (possibly Joseph Otis), a friend of Melzar's. A small hole obscures some text. |
| Subjects | Global History and Civics Impressment Maritime Navy Military History Soldier's Letter |
| People | Cudworth, James (fl. 1775-1776) Cudworth, Melzar (fl. 1775-1806) Otis, Joseph (fl. 1776) |
| 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 |