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An early copy of the anonymous excerpt from Gibraltar from August 1781.

In this letter, Admiral Rodney expresses his concerns regarding the Free Port Act. He contends that it enriches the French and the Spanish while hurting British commerce.

In this cartoon Admiral Rodney straddles the French Admiral DeGrasse after a decisive victory in the Battle of the Saintes while a British sailor cheers on as French officers beg at his feet.

Joshua Reynold's oil on canvas painting depicting Admiral Rodney standing on a Caribbean island flanked by war ships in the background.

A loyalist newspaper in New York published a list of members of Continental Congress in 1779, stating them to be members of the "rebel congress."

An advertisement published in the Newport Mercury demanding that all individuals with debts to the late William Ellery, Sr pay their dues to his son, William Ellery.

An advertisement in the Newport Mercury outlining property for sale, facilitated by William Ellery

A portrait of William Ellery, painted in 1876 over fifty years after his death.

A slightly abridged copy of the same account of the Siege taken from the diary of a woman that was included in the Scots Magazine.

A 1784 painting by George Carter depicting the bombardment of the Gibraltar garrison by French and Spanish forces.