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March 5, 1796
The New Hampshire Gazette
Portsmouth, Rockingham County, New Hampshire
What is this article about?
Editorial congratulates Mr. Livingston of New York on his recent motion in Congress for relief of American seamen, neglected for three years due to impressment by British cruisers and abandonment abroad.
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AMERICAN SEAMEN.
We congratulate our sea-faring Brethren, and the Public, on the patriotic motion, lately made in Congress, by Mr. Livingston, —of New-York, for the relief of American Seamen. This useful and meritorious class of Citizens, have been most shamefully neglected for these three years past; though some few may have made rich voyages—yet for the most part, they have been either taken and set adrift in a foreign Country, or have been forcibly impressed and detained on board of British Cruisers. Instances of this kind, are too numerous for us now to mention, —suffice it to say, they are richly entitled to government aid.
We congratulate our sea-faring Brethren, and the Public, on the patriotic motion, lately made in Congress, by Mr. Livingston, —of New-York, for the relief of American Seamen. This useful and meritorious class of Citizens, have been most shamefully neglected for these three years past; though some few may have made rich voyages—yet for the most part, they have been either taken and set adrift in a foreign Country, or have been forcibly impressed and detained on board of British Cruisers. Instances of this kind, are too numerous for us now to mention, —suffice it to say, they are richly entitled to government aid.
What sub-type of article is it?
Politics
Shipping
What keywords are associated?
American Seamen
Congress Motion
Livingston
British Impressment
What entities or persons were involved?
Mr. Livingston
Where did it happen?
New York
Domestic News Details
Primary Location
New York
Event Date
Lately
Key Persons
Mr. Livingston
Outcome
seamen entitled to government aid after neglect, impressment, and abandonment.
Event Details
Patriotic motion made in Congress by Mr. Livingston of New-York for relief of American seamen, who have been neglected for three years, with many impressed on British cruisers or set adrift abroad.