Philadelphia County PA Archives History .....Robert HAFPENNY, Seaman's Protection Certificate Application, February 8, 1799
************************************************
Copyright.  All rights reserved.
http://www.usgwarchives.net/copyright.htm
http://www.usgwarchives.net/pa/pafiles.htm
************************************************

File contributed for use in USGenWeb Archives by:
Ray Rhoads rhodoray@bellsouth.net October 2, 2010, 5:53 pm

Thomas Auldjo, Esq. CONSUL TO THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA

FOR THE PORTS OF POOLE, COWES &c. &c. &c.

Witnesseth, That the Bearer hereof,  Robert Halfpenny, five feet 4 ½ inches 
high Twenty Seven years of age, dark complexion, black hair, was Born at 
Charles Town, South Carolina in America and discharged being an American from 
His Britannic Majestys Ship the Defiance T. Jones Esq. Commander, Say an order 
of the Lord Commissioners of the Admiralty, now serving on Board the Schooner 
Mary of Norfolk in Virginia, Edward Hackett Master.

Subject of the United States of America; as such being liable to be called 
upon in the Service of  His  Country, must not, on any pretence whatever, be 
interrupted in  His  lawful Business by Sea or Land, either by Impress Masters 
or any other Officers, Civil or Military.

	Cowes,
        8 Feb 1799 						Thomas Auldjo


J. P. F. Dobrie, Nice Counsul of the United States of America certify that 
Robert Halfpeny, the bearer of this having been captured on board the S***** 
Carolina of Charleston, Capt. Malcolm was imprisoned in Saumul Prison from 
which he was released on my representation & coming from sd town by the Loire 
has been wounded over his left hand by a shot from the Chouans & is now 
embarked in the Prussian Vessell the Frederick William Capt. Schwager.
 
at Nantes 23 June 1800 J. P. F. Dobrie  


Additional Comments:
I don't know the connection to Philadelphia except that it was in the 
Philadelphia file.

This file has been created by a form at http://www.genrecords.net/pafiles/

File size: 2.0 Kb

This file is located at:
http://files.usgwarchives.net/pa/philadelphia/history/seamen/hafpenny-r.txt