Christopher Prince Papers 1806-1891

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Christopher Prince Papers 1806-1891

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Sailor and activist in the seamen's religious movement. Manuscript autobiography containing accounts of seafaring life in colonial New England, maritime events of the Revolutionary War, Prince's employment by agents of George Washington, his enlistment in the Connecticut navy, the close of the war, and his conversion to Christianity shortly thereafter.

3 items; 1 container; 0.2 linear feet

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Library of Congress. Manuscript Division

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SNAC Resource ID: 6356629

Library of Congress. Manuscript Division

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