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J. L. Bell said...

“Hewes lived in another area with his family and came to the area to do his failed apprenticeship across from Conners stable.” This statement is false. Hewes was born in 1742, so he entered his apprenticeship in the late 1750s. Conner was working at sea at that time. The earliest mention of Conner running a livery stable was in 1768, and by then Hewes had his own little shop at the head of Griffin’s Wharf in another part of town.

Assuming that Hewes was in debt to Conner and made up a false story about him is a far-fetched story that requires a lot of evidence. No evidence at all has been put forward.

Jul 13, 2021, 4:12:10 PM

Posted to Capt. Charles Conner: mariner, trader, letter of horses