Nathaniel Saltonstall (American Revolution)

Nathaniel Saltonstall
Nathaniel Saltonstall marker in Marietta, Ohio
Born	New London, Connecticut
Died	August 1807 (aged 79–80) Marietta, Ohio
Place of burial	Mound Cemetery (Marietta, Ohio)
Allegiance	United States of America
Service/branch	Connecticut militia, Connecticut naval privateer
Rank	Captain
Battles/wars	American Revolutionary War

Nathaniel Saltonstall (1727–1807) was a Connecticut militiaman and a captain of Connecticut naval privateer ships during the American Revolutionary War.^[1] (Nathaniel Saltonstall should not be confused with another Connecticut naval officer with the same surname, Dudley Saltonstall, who was a Continental Navy commander during the failed Penobscot Expedition.)

Nathaniel Saltonstall was in command of the "old fort" at New London, Connecticut at the start of the war, and subsequently served as a naval commander in service of Nathaniel Shaw of New London.^[1] Saltonstall served as first lieutenant on the first voyage of the 24-gun ship General Putnam; he was commissioned as captain for the second voyage of the Putnam:

You are to go on board our ship Putnam armed and fitted in a warlike manner for a cruise against the enemies of the Independent States of America as per your commission and instructions from the President of Congress and whose instructions you are to strictly obey.^[2]

Saltonstall captured several prizes while captain of the Putnam.^[1] He additionally served as captain of the ship Le Despencer. Later in the war, Captain Saltonstall led volunteer soldiers during the Battle of Groton Heights.^[3] Later in life, Nathaniel Saltonstall moved to Marietta, Ohio, where he died on August 1, 1807.^[3] He is buried at Mound Cemetery in Marietta, along with Commodore Abraham Whipple of the Continental Navy and many other American Revolutionary War soldiers and pioneers.

References

1. ^ ^{a b c} Rogers, Connecticut’s Naval Office, 55.
2. ^ Rogers, Connecticut’s Naval Office, 58.
3. ^ ^{a b} Rogers, Connecticut’s Naval Office, 56.

Bibliography

• Rogers, Ernest E.: Connecticut’s Naval Office at New London during the War of the American Revolution, Heritage Books, Westminster, Maryland (2008). Originally published by New London County Historical Society in 1933.

Persondata
Name	Saltonstall, Nathaniel
Alternative names
Short description	Connecticut militia, Connecticut naval privateer
Date of birth	1727
Place of birth	New London, Connecticut, United States
Date of death	August 1, 1807
Place of death	Marietta, Ohio, United States