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David Folger Chase, son of Peter and Elizabeth (Hussey) : proof of US citizenship.
- Format:
- Book
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Identification.
- Law.
- Massachusetts--Nantucket.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource.
- Production:
- [Place of production not identified] : [producer not identified], 1811.
- Summary:
- A printed certificate confirming the US Citizenship of David Folger Chase (1796-1889), who was then 15 and described as an American seaman born in Nantucket, Massachusetts. This proof of citizenship was related to an Act for the relief and protection of American seamen.
- Notes:
- AMDigital Reference: MSS 104/Folder 1
- Collection: Chase Family Papers, 1771-1919
- The Chase family was one of the founding families of Nantucket. They established themselves as seamen; Reuben Chase served under John Paul Jones and was made famous because he was the inspiration for the character Long Tom Coffin in Cooper's The Pilot: A Tale of the Sea. His brother, Joseph, made regular voyages to France, while Captain Peter Chase ran sealing and cargo vessels to Australia and China. Oliver S Chase, though not a seaman, involved himself as a book-keeper for a shipping company first in Providence, Rhode Island and then in Callao, Peru.Please note that some of the metadata for this document has been drawn from the Nantucket Historical Association catalogue.
- Title from publisher's website.
- Description based on publisher metadata (viewed October 30, 2024).
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