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Description and Holding Information
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Letters of marque from the Continental Congress, 1776-04-03
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April 3, 1776 resolution by the Continental Congress regarding the requirements to get a letter of marque and reprisal (a government license authorizing a person, known as a privateer, to attack and capture enemy vessels for condemnation and sale). (Digitized from a microfilm copy of title originally held by the New York Historical Society Library).
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Title:
In Congress, April 3, 1776 : Resolved, that every person intending to set forth and fit out a private ship or vessel of war, and applying for a commission or letters of marque and reprisal for that purpose, shall produce a writing, subscribed by him, containing the name, and tonnage or burthen of the ship or vessel ...
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OCLC Number:
62821880
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Available Volumes
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Name | Fiche Count | Online | Paper Backup |
Vol. 1 | | Yes | No |
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