When was it published?

April 5, 1820 in The Hillsborough Recorder

Domestic News April 5, 1820

The Hillsborough Recorder

Q: What sub-type of article is it?

Disaster, Shipping, Death Or Funeral

Q: What entities or persons were involved?

Captain Hull, John Pettigrew, Samuel P. Macomber, William Boden

Q: What keywords are associated?

Schooner Quaker, Naval Disaster, Ship Loss, Officer Deaths, Mourning Notice

Hillsboro, Orange County, North Carolina

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What is this article about?

Official notice from Captain Hull at Charlestown Navy Yard on March 18, 1820, mourning the loss of the schooner Quaker and the deaths of Lieutenants John Pettigrew and Samuel P. Macomber, Midshipman William Boden, and 38 seamen. Officers requested to wear crape for 30 days.

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Our profound regrets for the loss which has deprived the country of one of its distinguished ornaments, does not deprive us of our sensibilities for misfortunes elsewhere sustained. The following official notice affords but too strong confirmation of the disastrous occurrence which has at once bereaved the country of the service of forty of its brave defenders, including three officers of the navy.

From the Boston Patriot.

Captain Hull, senior naval officer on this station, having received the melancholy information of the loss of the schooner Quaker, by which event the service and the country have been deprived of lieuts. commandant John Pettigrew and Samuel P. Macomber, midshipman William Boden, and thirty-eight excellent seamen, requests that the officers on this station would wear crape on the left arm for thirty days, as a testimony of respect for their brother officers who have unfortunately perished, and regret for those brave men who have shared the same fate.
Navy Yard, Charlestown,
March 18th, 1820.

What sub-type of article is it?

Disaster Shipping Death Or Funeral

What keywords are associated?

Schooner Quaker Naval Disaster Ship Loss Officer Deaths Mourning Notice

What entities or persons were involved?

Captain Hull John Pettigrew Samuel P. Macomber William Boden

Where did it happen?

Charlestown

Domestic News Details

Primary Location

Charlestown

Event Date

March 18th, 1820

Key Persons

Captain Hull John Pettigrew Samuel P. Macomber William Boden

Outcome

loss of schooner quaker; deaths of lieuts. commandant john pettigrew and samuel p. macomber, midshipman william boden, and 38 seamen (total 40).

Event Details

Captain Hull issues notice of the loss of the schooner Quaker, resulting in the deaths of three officers and 38 seamen. Requests officers to wear crape on left arm for 30 days in respect.