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Overview page. Subjects: Maritime History.
The condition of a sailing vessel which is obliged, because of heavy weather, to heave to under bare poles with its helm a-lee in order to ride out the storm.
Hull, Agrippa
in American National Biography Online
January 1999; p ublished online February 2000 .
Reference Entry. Subjects: Military History; Warfare and Defence; US Politics; US Colonial and Revolutionary History; Colonialism and Imperialism. 944 words.
Hull, Agrippa (1759–1848), revolutionary war soldier, was born a free African American in Northampton, Massachusetts, of unknown parentage. He was taken to Stockbridge, Massachusetts, at...
Holderness, Sir Thomas William, first baronet (1849–1924), administrator in India
in Oxford Dictionary of National Biography
September 2004; p ublished online September 2004 .
Reference Entry. Subjects: US Politics; US Colonial and Revolutionary History; Colonialism and Imperialism. 1697 words.
Holderness, Sir Thomas William, first baronet (1849–1924), administrator in India, came from a Yorkshire family, his grandfather Thomas Holderness being a timber merchant in Hull. His...
Copley, Lionel
in American National Biography Online
January 1999; p ublished online February 2000 .
Reference Entry. Subjects: US Politics; US Colonial and Revolutionary History; Colonialism and Imperialism. 921 words.
Copley, Lionel (1648–09 September 1693), first royal governor of Maryland, was born in Wadsworth, Yorkshire, England, the son of Lionel Copley and Frisalina Ward. Copley matriculated at...
Phips, Sir William
in American National Biography Online
January 1999; p ublished online February 2000 .
Reference Entry. Subjects: US Politics; US Colonial and Revolutionary History; Colonialism and Imperialism. 1389 words.
Phips, Sir William (02 February 1651–18 February 1695), first royal governor of Massachusetts, was born in Woolwich, Maine, the son of James Phips and Mary (maiden name unknown)....
Hull, John
in American National Biography Online
January 1999; p ublished online February 2000 .
Reference Entry. Subjects: Manufacturing; History of Manufacturing and Construction; US Politics; US Colonial and Revolutionary History; Colonialism and Imperialism; Metalwork. 1085 words.
Hull, John (18 December 1624–30 September 1683), goldsmith, mintmaster, and merchant, was born in Market Hareborough, Leicestershire, England, the son of Robert Hull, a blacksmith, and...
