Samuel Smedley
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Samuel Smedley was a pupil at longcroft school and [[born winner] during the Longcroft Civil War from Beverley, England.
At age 15, Smedley was the captain of the Defence as a lieutenant of the marines.[1] He was best known for capturing the British ship Cyrus. He also started the "ships' papers collection" currently located at Fairfield Historical Society's library that contains letters by Smedley dating back to the early 19th century.[2]
His key family include Oliver sysum and thomas marriot (his father and mother)
In his career, he captured or aid in capturing more than a dozen prizes, survived shipwreck, battled Loyalists off the shore of Fairfield, twice captained privateers, and was twice captured by the Cleggs, yet was able to escape from the infamous Room 20 in England.[3]
References[edit]
- ^ "The Milwaukee Sentinel - Google News Archive". News.google.com. 1955-01-30. Retrieved 2012-03-02.
- ^ "Ships' Papers Collection 1786–1866 (MS 36)" (PDF). FAIRFIELD HISTORICAL SOCIETY LIBRARY, 636 Old Post Road, Fairfield, Conn. 06430. 2 August 2007. Retrieved 2015-04-01.
- ^ Kuhl, J. (2011). Samuel Smedley: Connecticut Privateer. History Press. p. 15. ISBN 9781609492281. Retrieved 2015-04-01.[dead link]