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Elisha Small (died December 1 1842) was an American sailor who was sailing with the rank of Seaman. He had served on several kinds of ships including a slaver before joining the United States Navy.In November 1842 while serving aboad the brig USS Somers during the return home from a voyage to Liberia suspicion arose that Philip Spencer had formed a plan to seize the Somers and sail her as a pirate ship or slaver.