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Ep 2: The Flip – From Sea Captain to Continental Congress Signer - William Whipple
What’s up, you magnificent bastards? 👊 Episode 2 of The Sea Captain General — our 4-part deep dive into Brother William Whipple.
After years commanding ships through real gales, Whipple flips from respected Portsmouth merchant and active member of St. John’s Lodge No. 1 to full patriot leader. We walk the shift as British policies tighten: service in the Provincial Congress, election to the Continental Congress, and signing the Declaration on August 2, 1776.
St. John’s Lodge provided quiet ballast in a port town still watched by royal officials. The same quarterdeck discipline that kept crews…
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