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Medford Historical Society Papers, Volume 26., Old ships and ship-building days of Medford. (search)
previous prize were transferred to the Medford. Many merchant vessels were turned into privateers to prey on British commerce and many more were built. Among them was the letter-of-marque brig Rambler, built in 1813, in thirty-six days by Calvin Turner for Benjamin Rich of Boston. On April 30, 1814, the commander, Nathaniel Snow, and others brought libel for condemnation in the United States court at Boston for one case of goods taken from the Union which she did seize, take and capture, hich fired on them by the aid of blue lights. Keeping together on the voyage home, they arrived at Boston after peace was declared, on May 3 and 4, 1815, and sold their cargoes at high prices. Another privateer, the Reindeer, was built by Calvin Turner for Benjamin Rich and others in 1814. On April 15, 1815, a libel was brought in the United States court at Boston by Nathaniel Snow and others against sundry goods, wares and merchandise taken from the brig Daphne, seized as prize on o