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John
Glover was born on November 5, 1732, in Salem, Massachusetts. He later
moved to Marblehead. In 1773 he was appointed a Captain by Governor Thomas
Hutchinson. Two years later, Glover was ordered to Beverly to help protect
that port against British attacks. While stationed there, Glover, under
the request of General Washington, obtained and equipped two small naval
vessels. These were the forerunners of Washington's Navy. This was an
important act because without him and his troops coming to Beverly to
help hold of the British, citizens of Beverly would not have been able
to reconstruct ships into battle ships. This in effect, might have stopped
the navy from forming. When Glover and his regiment left the ports of
Beverly, they went to Long Island, New York where they organized and supervised
the evacuation of 9,000 continental troops.
Uri LaFontant
