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| Field name | Value |
|---|---|
| Collection Reference Number | GLC01450.046 |
| From Archive Folder | Documents Relating to 1782 |
| Title | Samuel McClellan to Thomas Hodgkins including privateer orders |
| Date | 22 July 1782 |
| Author | McClellan, Samuel (1729-1807) |
| Recipient | Hodgkins, Thomas |
| Document Type | Correspondence; Military document |
| Content Description | 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. |
| Subjects | Revolutionary War Military History Privateering Global History and Civics Maritime Whaling |
| People | McClellan, Samuel (1729-1807) Hodgkins, Thomas (fl. 1782) |
| Place written | New London, Connecticut |
| Theme | The American Revolution; Naval & Maritime |
| Sub-collection | The Gilder Lehrman Collection, 1493-1859 |
| Copyright | The Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History |
| Module | Settlement, Commerce, Revolution and Reform: 1493-1859 |