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“England Girds Its Armour”: John ‘Bull’ Doughty at the Breakthrough

Posted on May 6, 2015 by Edward S. Alexander

John Balderson Doughty was born in 1842 in Frodingham, Lincolnshire, England, to Thomas and Elizabeth Doughty. When he was nine the family departed for New York on board the Albert Gallatin. Arriving on November 28, 1851, the three set off … Continue reading →

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