Nehemiah Field was a complicated and divisive individual living in Lewes during the American Revolutionary War. Field was raised in an affluent Lewes family, served as a Pilot of the Bay and River Delaware, and owned multiple properties in Lewes prior to the Revolution. Field started the war as a merchant captain and patriot, but would later flee
Lewes joining the British Naval forces on the Delaware Bay. This presentation by Director of Interpretation and Curator of Maritime History, Andrew J. Lyter, will analyze the career and life of Nehemiah Field, his life in Lewes, and the American Revolution.