Nathaniel Atcheson (1772-1825) was an

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ship-owner who was appointed secretary to a Committee of London shipowners and the

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with whom the London Committee was associated. Atcheson formed the London Pitt Club in 1793 with a view to counteract the radical ideas of the French Revolution.

Ship building research

In 1806 he started conducted research on ship-builders in London with the help of Charles Jenkinson. He wrote to a number of ship builders to enquire how many ships they had built since December 1802.

Writing

In 1803, he authored the Report of the Case Fisher against Ward respecting the Russian Embargo on British Ships.The Gentleman's magazine, Volume 96, Part 1; Volume 139 The blockade was initiated by

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and Fisher was a crew member of the ''

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Atcheson, Nathaniel 1772 births 1825 deaths 18th-century English people 19th-century English people