| Title | Christopher Prince papers, 1806-1891 |
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| Span Dates | 1806-1891 |
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| ID No. | MSS84124 |
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| Creator | Prince, Christopher,
1751-1832 |
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| Extent | 3 items ; 1 container ; 0.2 linear feet |
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| Language | Collection material in
English |
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| Location | Manuscript Division, Library of Congress, Washington, D.C. |
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| Summary | Sailor and activist in
the seamen's religious movement. Manuscript autobiography containing accounts
of seafaring life in colonial New England, maritime events of the Revolutionary
War, Prince's employment by agents of George Washington, his enlistment in the
Connecticut navy, the close of the war, and his conversion to Christianity
shortly thereafter. |
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| Finding Aid Permalink | Cite or bookmark this finding aid as:
http://hdl.loc.gov/loc.mss/eadmss.ms009083 |
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| LCCN Permalink | LC Online Catalog record for this collection:
http://lccn.loc.gov/mm97084124 |
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