Prince, Christopher 1751-1832 creator mixed material monographic eng 3 1 0.2 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. Open to research. 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 Religious activists mm 97084124 hdl:loc.mss/eadmss.ms009083 hdl:loc.mss/eadmss.ms009083.3 http://hdl.loc.gov/loc.mss/eadmss.ms009083 http://hdl.loc.gov/loc.mss/eadmss.ms009083.3 Open to research. DLC 971105 20260227111726.0 mm 97084124