''Resolution'' was a small American

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, built in the

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in 1793 as a tender for the

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ship ''Jefferson''. Later in 1793 she arrived at the

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, becoming the fourth European vessel to enter the river. Cruised between the Columbia River and

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. In March 1794 the ''Resolution'' separated from the ''Jefferson''. After several brief voyages she was captured and destroyed by

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and his followers in 1794. All the crew but one were killed. The lone survivor was later rescued by the Boston ship ''Despatch''.

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The wooden frame for ''Resolution''s hull was prefabricated in Boston in 1790 and transported to the Pacific Ocean aboard the fur trading vessel ''Jefferson'' in a voyage commencing in November 1791. After a year at sea, ''Jefferson'' anchored in Resolution Bay on Santa Christina Island in the

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shortly before Christmas in 1792.Howay 1933, p. 207 Her captain Josiah Roberts ordered the frame to be unloaded and built into a small schooner that he named ''Resolution'' in honour of the Bay in which it was assembled. The newly built ''Resolution'' was launched on February 8, 1793. Sea trials showed that she sailed well and fast, and would be capable of making the voyage from the Marquesas to the North American mainland. Roberts selected 12 men from ''Jefferson'' to be her crew and appointed one, a Mr. Burling, as captain. Her first mate was Solomon Kendrick, who had previously visited the Pacific Northwest as part of his father John Kendrick's 1788 expedition to

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.Howay 1933, p.208Howay 1922, p.279 The ''Resolution'' sailed with the ''Jefferson'' as her tender. On 19 May 1793 the vessels reached the

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Coast, entered the

. They cruised between the Columbia and

until March 1794 when they separated to collect furs, intending to join company later. The ''Jefferson'' never saw the ''Resolution'' again. Its fate was later learned from several sources, including logs from the merchant ships ''Ruby'' and ''Despatch''. The ''Resolution'' was captured by

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and his people in 1794. All the crew but one were killed, including Captain Burling and Solomon Kendrick. The lone survivor was later rescued by the Boston ship ''Despatch''. In 1799 the merchant ship ''Eliza'' under Captain Samuel Burling visited the Kaigani Haida of

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at the trading site known as " Kaigani". Chief Altatsee told Captain Burling that the Cumshewa Haida had killed his brother and Solomon Kendrick.

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