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Research on USS Confederacy highlights shipbuilt in Preston and paid Black and Native labor
Summary
The presenter described archival pay stubs and archaeological work tied to the USS Confederacy, a Continental-era frigate built on the Thames River near Preston, noting evidence that Black and Native laborers were paid for construction work.
During the presentation the speaker turned to naval history and his multi-year research on the USS Confederacy, a Continental frigate constructed on the Thames River in what is now Preston, Connecticut. He described archaeological digs at a site he called Confederacy Cove and said he examined archival pay stubs that documented payments to "black and native American and other people of color who were paid" to work on the ship.
The presenter outlined the vessel's unusual design features (he described it as about 153 feet long with five masts and ports for oars) and noted that the British later captured and rearmed the vessel. He cited museum models and illustrations and encouraged visitors to view the Slater Museum's holdings and related publications produced with a research collaborator.
