I represent Captain Asahel Arnold, Master of the transport ship LUCY ANN. I was born in Middlesex County, Connecticut around 1792, according to the census records of 1820, 1830, and 1850. I was a veteran of the U.S. Army in the War of 1812.
The LUCY ANN was one of a few vessels assigned to transport the 600 Spanish troops evacuating to Havana after the changing of the flags. According to New York port records and a newspaper account, we had sailed from New Orleans to Pensacola at the beginning of June, then were at sea with the soldiers under convoy with the US Sloop of War HORNET . We were at sea for 11 days, arriving in Havana, along with the HORNET and the ANN MARIA, on July 28. After 5 days in port at Havana, the LUCY ANN and the ANN MARIA sailed to New York, arriving there on August 20, where we remained in Quarantine, as we had picked up Yellow Fever somewhere along the way.
I died at sea February 29, 1852 while in command of the ROBERT CENTER.