One ship captured by Captain John Manley had 30,000 pairs of shoes on it, but the admiralty agent demanded his 2 1/2 per cent commission before he would release the cargo for Washington's army, so many soldiers marched barefoot in the snow.
One ship captured by Captain John Manley had 30,000 pairs of shoes on it. Before he would release the cargo for Washington's army. This was what the admiralty agent demanded his 2 1/2 per cent commission. Many soldiers marched barefoot in the snow.