| Index Entry | Dancing, ship's Captain ignores wound, it will hinder dancing, not fighting |
| Location | At sea |
| Citation | NHG-P.756.004 14 Oct 1756:31 (2) We have received an Account from a Gentleman of Veracity, that Capt. Charles Catford, Commander of the Captain, having received a Wound in his Thigh in the late Engagement, it was proposed to carry him down to the Cockpit, on which this brave Officer said, No: This Accident will hinder my dancing, but shall not prevent my fighting. Soon after which he died gloriously. |
| Generic Title | New Hampshire Gazette-Portsmouth |
| Date | 1756.10.14 |
| Publisher | Fowle, Daniel |
| City, State | Portsmouth, NH |
| Year | 1756 |
| Bibliography | B0023244 |