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Captain Gamaliel Bradford, Soldier and Privateersmen

Collection Type

  • Books and periodicals

Date

1958

GUSN

GUSN-169932

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Description

On June 18, 1943, a powerful destroyer slid into the water at San Diego, bearing the name Bradford. The name was for Captain Gamaliel Bradford, a sea captain who had served his country on the high seas more than a century before. Gershom Bradford takes a look at the exciting life of the captain.

Details

Additional Identification Number

Article ID 381

Collection Code

SC001

Collection Name

Old-Time New England

Reference Code

SC001.1958.049.174.001

Abstract

On June 18, 1943, a powerful destroyer slid into the water at San Diego, bearing the name Bradford. The name was for Captain Gamaliel Bradford, a sea captain who had served his country on the high seas more than a century before. Gershom Bradford takes a look at the exciting life of the captain.

Date Notes

Volume 49, Number 174 (Fall, 1958)

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Record Details

Originator

Gershom Bradford (Author)

Publications Referencing This Collection

(1958). Old Time New England. Boston, Mass.: Society for the Preservation of New England Antiquities.

Description Level

Item

Place of Publication

Boston, Mass.

Publisher

Society for the Preservation of New England Antiquities

Publisher Series

Old Time New England

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