Folio 96: Charles Philip Butler Bateman, HMS Scipion, Cawsand Bay. William Smith...

ADM 1/1548/37

1810 Jan 27

Folio 96: Charles Philip Butler Bateman, HMS Scipion, Cawsand Bay. William Smith Goldsborough was borne in Cambridge in the County of Dorchester, America. he is 23 years old, 5 feet 7 inches tall, fair complexion, grey eyes and light hair. He was impressed in Liverpool from the Royal Samuel belonging to a merchant in Scotland. He is a single man and is as stated in the documents being returned.

Folio 97: enclosure with folio 96. Printed form dated 10 November 1809, the 34th year of the Independence of the said States, signed by Robert Smith, Secretary for the Deparment of State of United States of America, at the City of Washington with his seal attached. Certifies that Ninian Pinkney, who has certified the annexed documents, is Clerk of the Executive Council of the State of Maryland.

Folios 98-99: enclosure with folio 96. Sworn statement dated 4 November 1809 made by the Revd Dr James Kemp, Rector of Great Choptank Parish, the County of Dorchester, Maryland and witnessed by John Done, Judge of the Fourth Judicial District of Maryland comprised of Dorchester, Somerset, Caroline and Worcester. James Kemp states that he came from Scotland in 1787 when he settled here and met the family of William Charles Goldborough of the Borough of Horne Point in this county who was married to a daughter of the Reverend William Smith formerly of Philadephia, now deceased, and William Smith Goldsburg a small boy born in 1786. When his Mother died he went to live with Charles Goldsborough and his sons Robert and William and when his Father died in 1801 he went to live in Philadelphia with his Grandfather Dr William Smith D.D. He never left the United States, of which he is 'a natural born citizen' until he became a Mid-shipman in that country's Navy.

Folios 99-100: enclosure with folio 96. Sworn statement dated 4 November 1809 made of Richard Goldborough, aged 42, who is the Uncle to William Smith Goldborough being his Father's brother, of Chester county, Maryland, and witnessed by Judge John Done. The statement confirms the details of the William Smith Goldborough's birth and the death's of his parents, the arrangements for his care and his entry into the Navy of the United States as a Midshipman.

Folios 100-102: enclosure with folio 96. Sworn statement dated 4 November 1809 of Charles Goldborough, aged 44 'or there abouts' of Dorchester county, Member of the House of Representatives of the United States for the State of Maryland and witnessed by Judge John Done. He is1st cousin to William Charles Goldborough and married to his sister. He states that he has known William Smith Goldborough, the second son of Charles and Wilhamena Goldborough, since infancy. He was educated by Revd Dr Kemp, who lived with the family for a time, and then a St Johns College, Annapolis, Maryland. He further states that in 1806 he applied to the Secretary of the Navy for and obtained a warrant for the deponent to join the Navy as a Midshipman who made voyages to Boston and New Orleans. In 1807 he left the Navy and sailed from Baltimore in a commercial vessel which was captured and taken to Halifax and then embarked on, he believes, a British ship going to Greenock, Scotland. He has not seen William since he sailed from the City of Washington to New Orleans in 1806-1807 and had heard nothing of him until he received the letter from James Maury? American Consul in Liverpool informing him of the impressment. He cannot confirm his appearance but believes he is about 5ft 7ins and that he was round shouldered, but is sure of his identification since the Goldborough's are all natives of Maryland with the exception of the children of a single family born in the Territory of Columbia.

Folios 102-103: enclosure with folio 96. Sworn statement dated 4 November 1809 of Mrs Caroline Goldborough, widow aged 65 'or there abouts', of Cambridge in Dorchester county, Maryland and witnessed by Judge John Done. She confirms the details of his parents and his birth and that his Mother died in 1790 and his Father in 1801, the he became a Mid-shipman and leaving the Navy he sailed for Europe which was the first time he had left the United States.

Folios 103-104: enclosure with folio 96. Sworn statement of Ninian Pinkney, Clerk of the Executive Council of the State of Maryland dated 8 November 1809. Confirms the identity and status of Judge John Done. With the additional testomony of Nicholas Brener dated 8 November 1809 to confirm the status of Ninian Pinkney and that he has affixed the great seal of the State.

Folios 105-106: enclosure with folio 96. Copy of folio 99.

Folios 106-107: enclosure with folio 96. Copy of folio 98.

Folio 107-109: enclosure with folio 96. Copy of folios 100-101.

Folio 109-110: enclosure with folio 96. Copy of folio 102.

Folio 111: enclosure with folio 96. [Wax?] Seal referred to in folios 103-104.

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