McKean, Thomas, 1734-1817 [Privateer's license for William Van Duerson]

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GLC#
GLC02542.18-View header record
Type
Documents
Date
21 October 1781
Author/Creator
McKean, Thomas, 1734-1817
Title
[Privateer's license for William Van Duerson]
Place Written
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Pagination
2 p. : Height: 33.8 cm, Width: 41.8 cm
Primary time period
American Revolution, 1763-1783
Sub-Era
The War for Independence

Partially printed document signed by McKean as President of Congress and countersigned by Charles Thomson as Secretary of the Continental Congress. Identifies Van Duerson as the commander of the brigantine Middletown owned by Chauncey Whittlesey. The verso has a signed statement by Connecticut Governor Jonathan Trumbull providing a physical descriptions of Duerson and his lieutenant, William Spencer, given at Hartford, Connecticut. Includes a paper seal.

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