Below is a radio program transcript from 1969 on the subject of Taylors Island history. The Homemakers Club, which was essentially the Ladies Auxiliary to the Taylors Island Volunteer Fire Company, put this together. It has very good detail.
It is interesting to note the difference in the descriptions of the incident between Admiral Cockburn and Mary (Polly Dove) Travers (bottom of page 2 through middle of page 3) and the Tea Set Story by Tom Flowers (see Island Folklore page).
It is interesting to note the difference in the descriptions of the incident between Admiral Cockburn and Mary (Polly Dove) Travers (bottom of page 2 through middle of page 3) and the Tea Set Story by Tom Flowers (see Island Folklore page).
Below is an image of plans for Admiral Cockburn's flagship, the 74 gun HMS Marlborough, which terrorized the Chesapeke region in the war of 1812.
Courtesy of Navy Office - https://collections.rmg.co.uk/collections/objects/80824.html National Maritime Museum, Public Domain, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=83980877
Courtesy of Navy Office - https://collections.rmg.co.uk/collections/objects/80824.html National Maritime Museum, Public Domain, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=83980877
