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Nathaniel Shaw Jr. (17031778) was a Connecticut Patriot, and an
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soldier. He is frequently referred to as "Captain Nathaniel Shaw, Jr."


Life and career

Nathaniel Shaw was a successful merchant who came to live in New London from Fairfield CT. He purchased land along Bank Street in 1734, with his wife Temperance. In 1756, Shaw hired Acadian exiles to build a mansion from the granite ledge at the edge of the river. The Shaw Mansion was used as the Naval Headquarters for the state of Connecticut during the Revolutionary war. His son, Nathaniel Shaw Jr. was appointed by both the Continental Congress and the State of Connecticut as the naval agent during the
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, and he had the responsibility of drawing up orders for privateers as well as distributing captured prizes. His Shaw Mansion (New London, Connecticut) is now the headquarters of the Connecticut Historical Society.New London’s Sound Defense ''ConnecticutHistory.org''
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References

Notes Bibliography *Caulkins, Frances Manwarin
''History of New London Connecticut''
*Rogers, Ernest E. ''Connecticut's Naval Office at New London''


External links

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nlhistory.org
1703 births 1778 deaths People from Fairfield, Connecticut Patriots in the American Revolution People of Connecticut in the American Revolution People of colonial Connecticut Continental Army soldiers Burials in Connecticut {{US-mil-bio-stub