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Captured Captain's Letter Describes Imprisonment Offshore
Extract from captain Oliver Fuller of the brig Washington reports capture off Charleston by the Circe frigate, harsh treatment aboard, and brief shore access. He notes 324 bags of coffee on freight to American citizens and promises further details. Also reports the death of John Ralph in his 58th year, noted as a respected longtime Charleston resident.
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Charleston
Oliver Fuller
Washington
Blake G Magwood
Nassau
N. P
Charleston ‘Bar
Circe
Wolsey
Jamaica
Otis
Polly
Lawson
Armsstrong
Campbell
America
Messrs. A. & T. Napier & Co
United States
John Ralph
Yorkhire
England
Georgetown
Marseilles
Swandown
Carolina
O&ob
Robert Grant
N.B
Waterfield