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In Congress, Wednesday, April 3, 1776 : Instructions to the commanders of private ships or vessels of war, which shall have commissions or letters of marque and reprisal, authorising them to make captures of British vessels and cargoes.
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- Book
- Author/Creator:
- United States. Continental Congress.
- Series:
- LLMC-digital (Series)
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Letters of marque--United States.
- Letters of marque.
- Privateering--United States.
- Privateering.
- United States--History--Revolution, 1775-1783--Prizes, etc.
- United States.
- History.
- Genre:
- History.
- Broadsides -- Pennsylvania -- Philadelphia -- 1776.
- Broadsheet format (Printing) -- Pennsylvania -- Philadelphia -- 1776.
- Playbills (Posters)
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (1 sheet)
- Edition:
- [Lines 3 and 4 variant: Vessels, reprisal].
- Place of Publication:
- [Philadelphia] : [Printed by John Dunlap], [1776]
- System Details:
- text file
- Notes:
- Description based on online resource; title from PDF title page (LLMC Digital, viewed May 26, 2018)
- Signed: By order of Congress. John Hancock, president.
- Imprint from Evans.
- The third and fourth lines end: vessels, reprisal. In other editions the third and fourth lines end: war, make; shall, vessels; vessels, them.
- OCLC:
- 1037799015
- Access Restriction:
- Restricted for use by site license.
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