John Scott

I represent John Scott. I was a supernumerary Seaman aboard the U.S. Sloop of War HORNET. The muster roll indicates I was working for provisions – which meant I wasn’t getting paid. I first reported on board on April 28, 1821, in Havana. I got off in Pensacola on June 18, 1821. Not only did the HORNET participate in the changing of the flag ceremony on July 17, 1821, gaily decked out in Pensacola Bay for the festivities, we brought James G. Forbes from Havana to Pensacola with the official orders from the Captain General of Cuba authorizing the transfer. We were also one of the vessels that evacuated Spanish officers and citizens who were leaving Pensacola when it became American.