Contributed by Maine Historical Society
Description
An order for Elihu Gunnison, who was a carpenter aboard the privateer Young Teazer, to be paid $222.20 in prize money.
The privateer attacked British ships in the Gulf of Maine and the captured ships or its goods were sold, with prize money paid to the crew.
The Young Teazer was blown up June 27, 1813 by one of its crew members when cornered in Nova Scotia by British ships.
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About This Item
- Title: Order for 'Young Teazer' prize money, Portland, 1813
- Creator: John Fickett
- Creation Date: 1813-09-04
- Subject Date: 1813
- Location: Portland, Cumberland County, ME
- Media: Ink on paper
- Dimensions: 13.2 cm x 21 cm
- Local Code: Coll. 21, Box 7/6
- Collection: Thomas G. Thornton papers
- Object Type: Text
Cross Reference Searches
Standardized Subject Headings
- Campaigns & battles--Nova Scotia
- Naval warfare--Nova Scotia
- Prizes (Property captured at sea)
- Sailors--Maine--Portland
- United States--History--War of 1812--Prizes, etc.
- Young Teazer (Privateer)
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