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William Rush and the American figurehead.(Critical Essay)

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| November 01, 2005 | Sessions, Ralph | COPYRIGHT 2005 Brant Publications, Inc. This material is published under license from the publisher through the Gale Group, Farmington Hills, Michigan. All inquiries regarding rights should be directed to the Gale Group. (Hide copyright information)Copyright

In 1775 John Hancock instructed the superintendent of two frigates being built in Massachusetts to

 
let the heads & Galleries for the Ships be neatly carv'd and Executed, 
I leave the Device to you, but by all means let ours be as good, 
handsome, strong & as early compleated as any building here in 
Philadelphia. (1)

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Hancock's concern reflected the fact that Philadelphia had become Boston's chief rival in shipbuilding by the last quarter of the eighteenth century. Philadelphia was also the most populous city in the country and the most important port south of New England. Its wharves and shipyards were busy throughout most ...

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