Young, J. McAllister (John McAllister), b. 1824.

The Somers Mutiny occurred on November 26, 1842, aboard the U.S. training brig SOMERS, while en route from the African coast to New York. Acting-Midshipman Philip Spencer, a son of the secretary of war, and two accomplices were hanged on December 1, after a trial by a shipboard court of inquiry and at the urging of the captain, Alexander Slidell Mackenzie. The act outraged public opinion, but Mackenzie was acquitted by a subsequent court-martial.

From the description of ALS : to Eleuthère Young, 1843 Feb. 8. (Hagley Museum & Library). WorldCat record id: 122573114