The Wreck of the Faithful Steward on Delaware's False Cape

On the first of September 1785, with night coming on and the weather deteriorating, the crew of the ship Faithful Steward sailed toward Delaware's notorious False Cape. In the summer of 1785, a group of Irish migrants took to the Atlantic to escape the abuse and persecution of the ruling classes at home. They sought a new life in the United States, a place "where the banner of freedom waved proudly" and "every good was possessed." Their ship was new and sturdy, and its captain had a good reputation. On this voyage, however, it was overloaded with migrant families and a massive cargo of counterfeit coins. By the first of September the ship was lost, somewhere off the mid-Atlantic coast. Michael Timothy Dougherty tells the story of the wreck and the people on board.

Author: Michael Dougherty
Publisher: History Press
Published: 04/24/2023
Pages: 160
Binding Type: Paperback
Weight: 0.77lbs
Size: 8.99h x 6.11w x 0.35d
ISBN13: 9781467153560
ISBN10: 1467153567
BISAC Categories:
- History | United States | State & Local | Middle Atlantic (DC, DE, MD,
- History | Maritime History & Piracy
- Social Science | Emigration & Immigration