The Continental Navy ’ s Shakedown Cruise
28 “ John Hancock to Commodore Esek Hopkins , April 17 , 1776 ,” in Naval Documents 4 , 868 .
29 Clark , 384 – 85 . 30 McGrath , Give Me a Fast Ship , 66-67 ; Miller , 117 . 31 “ Esek Hopkins : 26 April 1718 – 26 February 1802 .”
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