Margaret Manny

Margaret Manny was a milliner in colonial Philadelphia who made flags for the United States during the American Revolution.

Manny began making jacks and ensigns for ships as early as December 1774.^[1] She also made the Grand Union Flag, or Continental Colors, first flown by John Paul Jones aboard the Alfred on 3 December 1775.

References

1. ^ Leepson, 51

• Leepson, Marc Flag: An American Biography 2004. ISBN 0-312-32308-5
• Tuchman, Barbara The First Salute: A View of the American Revolution. 1988. ISBN 0-394-55333-0

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