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Treasurer (privateer)
Treasurer was a sailing ship operating in the Atlantic Ocean in the early 1600s. Captained by Samuel Argall and then Daniel Elfrith, it is notable for its dealings with the Colony of Virginia, notably encounters with Pocahontas, and (along with the White Lion) delivering the first Africans to Virginia and to Bermuda.
Co-owned by Robert Rich, 2nd Earl of Warwick, Thomas West, 3rd Baron De La Warr, and Samuel Argall, Treasurer was described as an "English man of war". Intended as an attack vessel for plundering non-English ships in and around the Spanish Main and Caribbean, the ship used Flushing, Netherlands, as a base of privateering.
In records, Treasurer was commissioned by the Virginia Company of London to transport English colonists, protect settlements, and provide relief for settlements in the 1610s. At least 17 surviving colonists claimed in the Muster of 1625 (N.S.) to have traveled on Treasurer to Virginia between 1613 and 1618. It is surmised that at least 60 settlers traveled to Virginia in 1613.
In July, 1612, Samuel Argall took command of the Treasurer in England. Argall reached Virginia in September, after a 57-day direct route west--the fastest Transatlantic crossing recorded in the 1610s.
In March, 1613 (N.S.), Argall sailed Treasurer up the Rappahannock River to explore, then up the Potomac River. He was informed by natives that "Pokerhuntas" was with the Patawomeck people at Passapatanzy, Virginia.
At a village led by Japazaws (Iapassus), Argall invited a few of the Patawomeck leadership and Pocahontas to tour the ship and to spend the night aboard. The next morning, Argall absconded with Pocahontas to deliver her to the English at Jamestown.
Some time before May, 1613, Samuel Argall manned a different ship (a frigate) to explore the Chesapeake and Eastern Shore. Treasurer was left with an unnamed master at Old Point Comfort, to be overhauled for a long-term "fishing voyage".
Samuel Argall returned from Chesapeake exploration in May, 1613, to retake command of the Treasurer. This planned "fishing voyage" was actually a military action--Argall had instructions to stamp out French Jesuit colonization in "North Virginia" (present-day Maine). Aboard the Treasurer, Argall sacked French Acadian settlements of Saint-Saveur (on Mount Desert Island), Saint Croix Island, and Port-Royal. The raids lasted until November, 1613.
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Treasurer (privateer)
Treasurer was a sailing ship operating in the Atlantic Ocean in the early 1600s. Captained by Samuel Argall and then Daniel Elfrith, it is notable for its dealings with the Colony of Virginia, notably encounters with Pocahontas, and (along with the White Lion) delivering the first Africans to Virginia and to Bermuda.
Co-owned by Robert Rich, 2nd Earl of Warwick, Thomas West, 3rd Baron De La Warr, and Samuel Argall, Treasurer was described as an "English man of war". Intended as an attack vessel for plundering non-English ships in and around the Spanish Main and Caribbean, the ship used Flushing, Netherlands, as a base of privateering.
In records, Treasurer was commissioned by the Virginia Company of London to transport English colonists, protect settlements, and provide relief for settlements in the 1610s. At least 17 surviving colonists claimed in the Muster of 1625 (N.S.) to have traveled on Treasurer to Virginia between 1613 and 1618. It is surmised that at least 60 settlers traveled to Virginia in 1613.
In July, 1612, Samuel Argall took command of the Treasurer in England. Argall reached Virginia in September, after a 57-day direct route west--the fastest Transatlantic crossing recorded in the 1610s.
In March, 1613 (N.S.), Argall sailed Treasurer up the Rappahannock River to explore, then up the Potomac River. He was informed by natives that "Pokerhuntas" was with the Patawomeck people at Passapatanzy, Virginia.
At a village led by Japazaws (Iapassus), Argall invited a few of the Patawomeck leadership and Pocahontas to tour the ship and to spend the night aboard. The next morning, Argall absconded with Pocahontas to deliver her to the English at Jamestown.
Some time before May, 1613, Samuel Argall manned a different ship (a frigate) to explore the Chesapeake and Eastern Shore. Treasurer was left with an unnamed master at Old Point Comfort, to be overhauled for a long-term "fishing voyage".
Samuel Argall returned from Chesapeake exploration in May, 1613, to retake command of the Treasurer. This planned "fishing voyage" was actually a military action--Argall had instructions to stamp out French Jesuit colonization in "North Virginia" (present-day Maine). Aboard the Treasurer, Argall sacked French Acadian settlements of Saint-Saveur (on Mount Desert Island), Saint Croix Island, and Port-Royal. The raids lasted until November, 1613.
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