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Manley About The House–October 17, 1775

Manley About The House–October 17, 1775

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October 17, 20252m 0s

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Cover art for October 17, 1775: a wood block portrait of John Manley, ca 1782. Artist unknown. From the Peabody Essex Museum via Wikimedia Commons.

Okay, first off, it’s only appropriate that I apologize for the stupid title. I really shouldn’t write when I’m low on sleep.

Manley’s beginnings were murky (e.g. his year of birth is approximate) but he was a quick study and it’s no wonder that George Washington selected him as one of his first captains in the Revolutionary War. Just a few months later he was promoted to Commodore.

Manley spent a couple of years harassing and capturing British ships, until he himself was captured. After nearly a year of imprisonment he was released. It was at that time that he became a privateer. A few years after that he re-joined the navy and remained there until his death in 1793.

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