Captain Nicholson Broughton, First Captain of the Privateer Hannah

Captain Nicholson Broughton gained fame as the captain of the even more famous schooner Hannah, the “first” official privateer vessel sent out from Marblehead and Beverly waters under a commission from George Washington in service of his Continental Army, on Sept. 2, 1775. Come learn about Broughton’s role as captain of one of the ten regiments and how he was court martialed by Commander-in-Chief George Washington.

This program will be hybrid. Sign up for Zoom at tinyurl.com/M250-Broughton or join us in person, no registration required! If registering for Zoom, you will receive a confirmation email containing information about joining the meeting online.

Donald Doliber was appointed as Marblehead’s Town Historian after 24 years as an award-winning history teacher, and was selected as the "Outstanding American History Teacher in the United States" by the Daughters of the American Revolution (D.A.R.), followed by 17 years as an assistant high school principal. His ancestors arrived in Marblehead in the 1630s, and were fishermen, Selectmen, and merchants in the early community and later, with a few serving in the Revolutionary War.

This event is presented in collaboration with the Marblehead 250 Committee and Abbot Public Library and is funded in part by a grant from the Marblehead Cultural Council, a local agency which is supported by the Massachusetts Cultural Council, a state agency.

PHOTO CREDIT: Schooner Hannah by John Leavitt - Courtesy of Naval History and Heritage Command.