Redemptioners And Servants in the Colony And Commonwealth of Pennsylvania
Redemptioners And Servants in the Colony And Commonwealth of Pennsylvania
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Hosted by Google The Voyage. 4p A report on the condition of redemptioners on board an American vessel sailing to New York in 1805, and addressed to H. Muhlen- berg, president of the German Society of Philadelphia, reveals a wretched condition to which passengers were compelled to submit at the hands of a heartless captain. This vessel loaded with Ger- man passengers, leaving the port of Tonnigen, arrived after four- teen days at an English port. During her four weeks stay here an EngUsh recrui...ting officer came on board and the passengers were given an opportunity to enhst in the British service. Ten men consented to enlist, giving as their reason for so doing, that "they were apprehensive that should they stay on board the ship they should be starved before they arrived in America." It will be remembered that it was during this period that the question of enlistment was one of the great controversies between England and America, and one of the alleged causes of the war of 1812.
The treatment these passengers received after leaving England is related as follows: "After fourteen days had elapsed the captain informed them that they would get nothing to eat except bread and meat.
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Hosted by Google The Voyage. 4p A report on the condition of redemptioners on board an American vessel sailing to New York in 1805, and addressed to H. Muhlen- berg, president of the German Society of Philadelphia, reveals a wretched condition to which passengers were compelled to submit at the hands of a heartless captain. This vessel loaded with Ger- man passengers, leaving the port of Tonnigen, arrived after four- teen days at an English port. During her four weeks stay here an EngUsh recrui...ting officer came on board and the passengers were given an opportunity to enhst in the British service. Ten men consented to enlist, giving as their reason for so doing, that "they were apprehensive that should they stay on board the ship they should be starved before they arrived in America." It will be remembered that it was during this period that the question of enlistment was one of the great controversies between England and America, and one of the alleged causes of the war of 1812.
The treatment these passengers received after leaving England is related as follows: "After fourteen days had elapsed the captain informed them that they would get nothing to eat except bread and meat.
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You can find similar books in the "Read Also" column, or choose other free books by Karl Frederick Geiser , Ph.D. to read onlineMoreLess
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