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22 July 1782

McClellan, Samuel, 1729-1807

Autograph document signed

Title: to Thomas Hodgkins

Privateer orders to Lieutenant Hodgkins, Commander of the Whale boat Spy. Authorizes Hodgkins and his crew of ten to sail in the Long Island Sound in service against the British.

GLC01450.046

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