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| Field name | Value |
|---|---|
| Collection Reference Number | GLC01450.242 |
| From Archive Folder | Documents Relating to 1782 |
| Title | Paul Allen to Asa Waterman on the sinking of the ship the Royal George |
| Date | 21 October 1782 |
| Author | Allen, Paul (b. 1742) |
| Recipient | Waterman, Asa |
| Document Type | Correspondence; Military document |
| Content Description | Informs him of the return of "our Brother Capt Joseph Cashman." Says Mr. Cushing's child "the sicked child that ever I saw." News arrived from Newfoundland of the "Royal George" sinking in port, and 1,3000 people dying. Around eight hundred people actually died when the ship sank in Spithead, England. Indians are reporting that the French taken three British ships of the line. Refers to Allen as his "brother." |
| Subjects | American Indian History Health and Medical Children and Family Canada Death Disaster Maritime Global History and Civics France Navy Military History Revolutionary War |
| People | Waterman, Asa (1743-1789) Allen, Paul (b. 1742) |
| Place written | Providence, Rhode Island |
| Theme | The American Revolution; Children & Family; Health & Medicine; Naval & Maritime; Native Americans |
| Sub-collection | The Gilder Lehrman Collection, 1493-1859 |
| Copyright | The Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History |
| Module | Settlement, Commerce, Revolution and Reform: 1493-1859 |