The experience of an impressed New Hampshire seaman: Historical New Hampshire / Sean B. Furniss.
- Title:
- The experience of an impressed New Hampshire seaman: Historical New Hampshire / Sean B. Furniss.
- Author:
- Furniss, Sean B.
- Call Number:
- 977.8 N5321h
- Publication Information:
- Concord, NH: New Hampshire Historical Society, 2015.
- Physical Description:
- p. 61-74.
- Source:
- No. 69, No. 1 (Summer 2015) Historical New Hampshire.
- Description:
- The article focuses on the use of impressment by the British Navy to obtain seamen during times of war. Topics covered include the U.S. Congress' issuance of certificates of citizenship in 1796 to prevent the Royal Navy's impressment of Americans after the Revolutionary War, and the end of impressment for the British at the close of the Napoleonic Wars.
- Language:
- English.
- Subjects:
- Impressment History 18th century. , United States--History--Revolution, 1775-1783. , Sailors.
- Organizations:
- Great Britain. Royal Navy.
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