George Rex bags Taken from British Navy Ship
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George Rex bags, five with G.R. marks, one without markings, ht. 33 1/2, wd. 17. These bags were with the commission signed by John Hancock for Captain Thomas Thompson appointment as Captain of the Raleight. The note saying these bags were captured by Capt. Thompson from a British navy ship was attached. (Note: The Raleigh was among the very first ships built for the Continental Navy and this commission places Captain Thomas as its first Captain. The Raleigh was the first ship to be built in Portsmouth, N.H. After three days at sea the ship captured a ship with counterfeit Massachusetts currency and then later encountered a British navy ship. The Raleigh after a change of command was later captured by the British. The Raleigh is the ship featured on the state seal of New Hampshire. Provenance: A Massachusetts family that originally had ties to Portsmouth.
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George Rex bags Taken from British Navy Ship
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