Hancock, John, 1737-1793 to John Barry

GLC03714

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GLC#
GLC03714
Type
Letters
Date
March 26, 1776
Author/Creator
Hancock, John, 1737-1793
Title
to John Barry
Place Written
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Pagination
1 p. : address : docket Height: 23.3 cm, Width: 18.7 cm
Primary time period
American Revolution, 1763-1783
Sub-Era
The War for Independence

Hancock, Thomas McKean, Richard Henry Lee, John Alsop, Joseph Hewes, Robert Morris, and Edward Rutledge sign as members of the Marine Committee (all but Alsop went on to sign the Declaration of Independence). Hancock et al. inform Captain Barry that the Committee of Safety has ordered four provincial armed boats to assist Barry in "taking, sinking, destroying, or driving off" a British man of war. Instructs Barry, Captain of the Lexington, to coordinate signals with the vessels sent to assist him.

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