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- John Stradley was an Englishman and armorer by profession. The handwritten memoir tells of his voyages to New York, the Barbados Islands, the West Indies, and his return to England. He mentions press gangs that forced men into military service, encountered storms, and his conversion to Christianity. The final page contains comments on the memoir by his son Thomas Stradley, a Baptist minister in western North Carolina. This item is available online through .