Division of Prize Money for Massachusetts Privateer Sloop Satisfaction, October 1, 1777

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[Boston October 1777] ¹

Sloop Satisfaction 2^d Cruize
		Shares
John Wheelwright	Captain	8
James Brown	1 Lieu^t.	5
W^m Collins Meservee	2^d ditto	4
Jacob Pope	Master	4
Joseph Martin	Doctor	4
Eben^r Nicholson	Prise M^r	4
Robert Oram	Mastrs Mate	2
Abraham Howard	Masters Mate	2
Robert Neill	Gunner	2¼
John Floater	Boatswain	2
Thomas Tripe	Carpenter	2
George Pilsbury	Steward	2
James Emmery	Boatsw^s: Mate	1½
Joseph March	[ditto]	1½
Robert Chandler	Gunnr^s. Mate	1¾
Will^m. Low	M^r. at Arms	1
Abijah Hill	Armourer	1¼
William Milligan	Qu^r. Master	1¼
Joseph Adams	ditto	1¼
John Mackay	Drumm^r	1¼
Peter Hanson	Cook	1½
John Nellson	Fifer	1¼
John Soward	Cooks Mate	1
James Dennis		1½
Joshua Hanson		1
Thomas Bragg		1½
John Furber		1¼
Jeremiah Cooper		1
John Schyler		1
William Anderson		1
Primus Nellson		1
William Cooper		1
George How		1
Thomas Tabor		¾
William Weltch		1
Charles Satisfaction		1
Stephen Lang		1
Giles Bartlet		¾
John Ellis		1
William Davis		1
	Shares	73½
John Green		1
Bartho^w. Mercy		1
John Tuttle		1
John Cooke		1
Thomas Langley		1
Edward Lowd		1
Elisha Gullerson		1¼
Henry Furnell		1
Joseph Spencer		1
Jacob Hale		1
Gideon Jenkins		1
Nathaniel Fish		1½
Zina Bryant		1
Luther Chittenden		1
Noah Litchfield		1
Barnabas Simmons		1
Joshua Merritt		½
Samuel Litchfield		1
Sam. Bryant Jun^r		1
Benj^a. Woodworth		1
Joshua Sprigs		7/8
Luther Damon		1
George Akerman		¾
Tho^s: Brimbleton		¾
Gardner Carr		1¼
		25½
	Brought up	73½
	Total Number	99
Stopt from D^r. Martin	1½
—from Eb: Nicholson	1	2½
		95

NB. Stopt 2½ Shares from Martin & Nicholson out of the above which was afterwards Credited the Rest of the Crew as on other Side—

2½ shares @ £504 ........£1260

1 share of which is ......£12.14/—

D, NjP, Andre de Coppet Collection, Papers of John Cushing and Samuel White, of Boston (1775-1787), Papers relating to the privateer sloop Satisfaction. On the reverse is a list of the number of shares and amounts paid to each crew member, for a total of 95 shares amounting to £1206 .. 10 .. —.

1. Date is based on the cover of Wheelwright's account book, entitled "Sloop Satisfactions Second Cruise. saild—June 1777. Return'd Octo^r 1777." A majority of the receipts for prize money are dated 14 Oct.

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1777 October 1

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Volume 10

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American Theatre from October 1, 1777, to December 31, 1777

Naval Documents of the American Revolution

Division of Prize Money for Massachusetts Privateer Sloop Satisfaction, October 1, 1777

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