Hearty in the Cause: Defending Delaware Bay, Spring 1776
byOn June 30, 1775, the Pennsylvania General Assembly recognized the direct threat Philadelphia faced should the Royal Navy take control of the Delaware and…
Andrew Snape Hammond
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Thomas Read of Delaware, Part 2: Commodore in the Pennsylvania Navy
byThomas Read (1740-1788) of New Castle, Delaware, as we read in the first part of this series, began his seafaring career as a merchant…