1776 May 13
Gamecock, Sloop. Guns 6; Men, 50 Commander: Lemuel Brooks Bond: Continental $5,000 Bonders: Lemuel Brooks, Norwalk. Adam Babcock, New Haven Owner: Adam Babcock. Witnesses, Noah Phelps, Ezekiel Rogers Hyde
1. Papers CC (Ships' Bonds Required for Letters of Marque and Reprisal), 196, VI, 1, NA. This abstract from the Gamecock bond is illustrative of the vast number of privateer bonds in this source.
