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GUEST,Julia L	Origins: A gallant ship from England (27)	Origins: A gallant ship from England	25 Feb 21
Anyone care to have a stab at the origin of this? It's not the Battle of Stonington.. From Mrs. Seth Thornton, Southwest Harbor, ME 1928 from an orderly book belonging to John Boyd, Fort Cumberland Nova Scotia in 1759. A Galant Ship from England came Lancht of the Stocks Bound to the main Hit Kell was oak hir sids was bocks This Galant Ship Lancht of the stocks Lancht of the Stocks bound to the Main full fifty Guns on hir deck Lay upon Besids five hundred Valant men Ware picket and chosen every one We Waid our ankers to the bow and throw the otion we did Plow five sail of french Men we did chance As we were Plowing through the Deep it being late when we did meet Night Coming on and oure Lives was sweet We put it by till Brack of Day And then we began our bludy fray etc

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