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In Search of Paul Jones Pistol
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Written by SeacoastNH
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JOHN PAUL JONES in BOSTON
Less than a dozen items belonging to John Paul Jones are known to exist today.
Among them, very likely, is a pistol used in battle. One day a group of Jones
fans from Portsmouth wen to check out the story. Here are the photos.
VISIT our John Paul Jones section
According to a footnote in Elliot Morison’s famous biography of John Paul Jones,
one of his pistols – one he reportedly used in the battle with the Serapis – resides
in nearby Boston, MA. The Masonic lodge there owns it. Records show that Jones
joined the Masons in Scotland under the name John Paul on November 27, 1770.
 A small group of Jones fans from New Hampshire made a pilgrimage to the Central
Lodge of Massachusetts. Our goal was to view and photograph the pistol in hopes
of studying and possibly reproducing it for future display at the John Paul Jones House in Portsmouth, NH. But our resource was already 50 years old. Would the gun
still be there?
The pistol, we were told, was donated to the Masonic Lodge around the time Jones'
body was discovered in Paris at the turn of the 20th century. The donor also created
this amazing library with its glass floors and metal shelving. Our group entered
the Samuel Crocker Lawrence Library, named for the collector. The pistol was not
on public display.
Would we like to see some Jones' documents while waiting for the pistol? ---
the librarian asked. You bet! For the next half hour we poured through letters
to and from Jones and some fascinating historic documents and photos. We were
like kids in a candy shop.
Librarian Cynthia Alcorn presented us with the historic weapon. Jones reportedly
carried as many as six pistols, including those presented to him while in France.
Details are sketchy. More research is needed, but here it is. In the dimly lit
halls of the Masonic Temple, your SeacoastNH.com editor held the artifact in the
window overlooking Tremont Street for added light. When Jones visited Portsmouth,
NH he reportedly visited with members of the St. John's Lodge there. Did he bring
this very pistol to Portsmouth?
British legends painted Jones as a pirate and accused him of shooting his own
crew members when they did not obey. Jones did threaten members of the crew who
considered mutiny. And during his youth, he killed a crew member with a sword
when he was attacked. These stories have been combined into the pistol legend,
that is not true. -- JDR
Copyright © 2005 SeacoastNH.com. Text and first six images and text by J. Dennis
Robinson. Final photo by Ralph Morang. Our thanks to the Massachusetts Masons
for their kind cooperation.
(c) 2000 J. Dennis Robinson & Ralph Morang III |
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