James Duncan papers 1673-1875 Duncan, James

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James Duncan papers 1673-1875 Duncan, James

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James Duncan was a British naval captain who served during the Seven Years' War and the Revolutionary War. His papers contain information related to his military service, probate records, and a proposal for ending slavery in Britain.

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Duncan, James, d. 1803.

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The British sea captain, James Duncan, saw action during the Seven Years' War in 1762 and 1763 as a seaman aboard the Anson . Following the war, he entered the merchant marine, commanding a commercial vessel, but at the outbreak of the American Revolution, he outfitted a ship at his own expense, christened her the Rose, and sailed for the American coast as a privateer. Shortly after his arrival off the coast of North America, he engaged in battle with a French vessel and lost; the R...