Letter From Governor Wanton To The Commander Dudingston Of The Schooner Gaspee Letter From Governor Wanton To The Commander Dudingston Of The Schooner Gaspee, Page 1 — Joseph Wanton Sr.

Letter from Governor Wanton to the Commander Dudingston of the Schooner Gaspee Letter from Governor Wanton to the Commander Dudingston of the Schooner Gaspee, page 1


Joseph Wanton Sr. (1705 - 1780)

Joseph Wanton Sr. (1705-1780): Rhode Island merchant and governor during the American Revolution. Explore his role in the Gaspee Affair & colonial tensions through historical documents.

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Having received notice that Gaspee was harassing local ships, Governor Wanton wrote to her commander: