Statistics for occurrence #1 of “York” in alphabetic letter N, entry group 3, entry nicholson-james of Harper's Encyclopedia of United States History:
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Off the Capes of the Delaware, in August, 1781, his vessel was dismantled by two British cruisers, and he was compelled to surrender.
After the war Captain Nicholson resided in New. York , where he died Sept. 2, 1804.
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