03396cpcaa2200661 a 4500 mm 97084124 DLC 20260227111726.0 cr ||||||||||| 971105|||||||||||| eng mm 97084124 DLC DLC DLC dacs C lcmd Prince, Christopher, 1751-1832. Christopher Prince papers, 1806-1891. 3 items. 1 container. 0.2 linear feet. Open to research. Manuscript autobiography (1806) containing accounts of seafaring life in colonial New England; maritime events of the Revolution such as the imprisonment of Ethan Allen aboard the Gaspée and the amphibious withdrawal of the British from Montréal in 1775; and Prince's employment by agents of George Washington to sink four British ships in the Hudson River, enlistment in the Connecticut navy to serve aboard the warship Oliver Cromwell, the close of the war, and his conversion to Christianity shortly thereafter. Also includes a tyepwritten transcript of the autobiography and a souvenir booklet (1891) from a gathering in Spencer, Mass., of the descendants of Hezekiah and Isabella Prince of Thomaston, Me. Sailor and activist in the seamen's religious movement. Collection material in English. Finding aid available in the Library of Congress Manuscript Reading Room and at http://hdl.loc.gov/loc.mss/eadmss.ms009083 Forms part of: Naval Historical Foundation collection. Allen, Ethan, 1738-1789. Prince, Isabella Coombs. Prince, Hezekiah, 1771-1840. Washington, George, 1732-1799. Prince family. Gaspée (Brigantine) Oliver Cromwell (Ship) Great Britain. Royal Navy. United States. Continental Navy. Christianity. Conversion Christianity. Sailors Religious life New England. Seafaring life New England Colonial period, ca. 1600-1775. Connecticut History Revolution, 1775-1783. Hudson River (N.Y. and N.J.) Hudson River Valley (N.Y. and N.J.) History Revolution, 1775-1783. Maine History. Massachusetts Social life and customs. Montréal (Québec) History Siege, 1775. Spencer (Mass.) Thomaston (Me.) United States History Revolution, 1775-1783 Naval operations. United States History Revolution, 1775-1783 Amphibious operations. United States History Revolution, 1775-1783 Peace. United States History Revolution, 1775-1783 Prisoners and prisons. United States History, Naval. Sailors. itoamc Religious activists. itoamc Finding aid http://hdl.loc.gov/loc.mss/eadmss.ms009083 Finding aid (PDF) http://hdl.loc.gov/loc.mss/eadmss.ms009083.3 44452 44452