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NH 49124 Continental Congressman Joseph Hewes (1730 - 1779)

Continental Congressman Joseph Hewes (1730 - 1779)
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Title: Continental Congressman Joseph Hewes (1730 - 1779)
Caption: A photograph of a miniature by Charles Willson Peale done in 1776. Hewes represented North Carolina in the Continental Congress and directed U.S. Naval affairs 1776-1777. His appointments included John Paul Jones, whom he also provided with a ship.
Description: Courtesy of the U.S. Naval Academy Museum
Catalog #: NH 49124
Copyright Owner: Naval History and Heritage Command
Original Creator: Miniature by Charles Willson Peale.
After this Year: 1770
Before this Year: 1779
Original Medium: BW Photo, Miniature
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