Ned Myers

Ned Myers

Ned Myers (b. 1793) was an American sailor. Born in Quebec as a British subject, Myers grew up in Halifax after being abandoned by his father. He moved to New York City at the age of eleven, cherishing the dream of becoming a sailor.[1] Two years later, while serving aboard the merchant ship Sterling, Myers would meet James Fenimore Cooper, who would later write a biography of him.[2] Myers rejected his status as a British subject and became an American citizen, something that would cause him trouble when he was captured by a Royal Navy warship in the summer of 1812.[1] However, Myers would live through the War of 1812, meeting with Cooper in 1843 for the authoring of his biography.[3]

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  1. ^ a b Taylor, pp. 3-4
  2. ^ Taylor, p.106
  3. ^ Keese

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