Nathaniel Atcheson (1772-1825) was an English ship-owner who was appointed secretary to a Committee of London shipowners and the Society of Ship-Owners of Great Britain with whom the London Committee was associated.[1]
Atcheson formed the London Pitt Club in 1793 with a view to counteract the radical ideas of the French Revolution.[2]
Ship building research edit
In 1806 he started conducted research on ship-builders in London with the help of Charles Jenkinson.[3] He wrote to a number of ship builders to enquire how many ships they had built since December 1802.
| Ship builder | Location |
|---|---|
| John Perry, Wells and co. | Blackwall |
| Samuel and Daniel Brent | Rotherhithe |
| Thomas Pitcher | Northfleet |
| Peter Mestear | Rotherhithe |
| John Dudman | Deptford |
| William and Edward George Barnard | Deptford |
| Woolcombe | Rotherhithe |
| Curling | Limehouse |
| Almon Hill | Limehouse |
| John Ayles | Wapping |
| Tibbits, Hitchcock and co. | Limehouse |
| Joshua Young | Rotherhithe |
| Fletcher | Shadwell |
| E. Thompson | Rotherhithe |
Writing edit
In 1803, he authored the Report of the Case Fisher against Ward respecting the Russian Embargo on British Ships.[4] The blockade was initiated by Paul I of Russia and Fisher was a crew member of the Fishburn.
References edit
- ^ Garnett, S. Alan (1927). "Pitt Clubs and their badges" (PDF). British Numismatic Journal. 19 (Second Series, IX): 213–218.
- ^ Jenkinson, Charles; Atcheson, Nathaniel (1807). Collection of interesting and important reports and papers on the navigation and trade of Great Britain, Ireland, and the British colonies in the West Indies and America...Printed by order of The Society of Ship-Owners of Great Britain. London: J. Stockdale [etc].
- ^ The Gentleman's magazine, Volume 96, Part 1; Volume 139