Documents signed by Presidents of the Continental Congress authorizing privateers' capture of British vessels [Decimalized .01- .04]

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GLC#
GLC00038
Type
Header Record
Date
1776-1781
Title
Documents signed by Presidents of the Continental Congress authorizing privateers' capture of British vessels [Decimalized .01- .04]
Place Written
s.l.
Pagination
4 documents
Primary time period
American Revolution, 1763-1783
Sub-Era
The War for Independence
Privateering
Global History and US Foreign Policy
Continental Congress

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Instructions to the commanders of private ships or vessels of war, which shall have commissions or letters of marque and reprisal, authorizing them to make captures of British vessels and cargoes.

April 3, 1776

Hancock, John, 1737-1793

Printed as a broadside. Signed by Hancock as President of the Second Continental Congress. Contains eleven articles created by Congress authorizing private American ships to capture British vessels. Instructs American captains to bring captured...

GLC00038.01
Collection Item
Document signed

Instructions to the commanders of private ships or vessels of war, which shall have commissions or letters of marque and reprisal, authorizing them to make captures of British vessesl and cargoes.

circa November 1, 1777- December 9, 1778

Laurens, Henry, 1724-1792

Broadside with printed date of 3 April 1776. Signed by Laurens as President of Congress (indicating that signature and printed date do not coincide). Contains eleven articles created by Congress authorizing private American ships to capture British...

GLC00038.02
Collection Item
Document signed

Instructions to the commanders of private ships or vessels of war, which shall have commissions or letters of marque and reprisal, authorizing them to make captures of British vessels and cargoes.

circa December 10, 1778 - September 28, 1779

Jay, John, 1745-1829

Broadside with printed date of 3 April 1776. Signed by Jay as President of the Continental Congress (indicating that the signature and printed date do not coincide). Contains eleven articles created by Congress authorizing private American ships to...

GLC00038.03
Collection Item
Document signed

Instructions to the commanders of private ships or vessels of war, which shall have commissions or letters of marque and reprisal, authorizing them to make captures of British vessels and cargoes.

circa September 28, 1779 - June 6, 1781

Huntington, Samuel, 1731-1796

Broadside with printed date of 3 April 1776. Signed by Huntington as President of the Continental Congress (indicating that the signature and printed date do not coincide). Contains eleven articles created by Congress authorizing private American...

GLC00038.04