Commanding Officers
Captain John Foster Williams, Master; 1791-1792.
Original Crew:
First Mate Hezekiah Welch of Charlestown, MA.
Second Mate Nathaniel Nichols of Cohasset, MA.
Third Mate Sylvanus Coleman of Nantucket, MA.
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