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United States--History--Revolution, 1775-1783--Naval operations

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By the United States in Congress assembled, April 7, 1781 : Be it ordained and it is hereby ordained, by the United States in Congress assembled, that the following instructions be observed by the captains or commanders of private armed vessels, commissio

Thirteen numbered regulations governing privateers and privateering. Signed: Extract from the minutes, Charles Thomson, secretary. Imprint from Evans. Line endings differ from those given by the Journals of the Continental Congress, v. 21, p. 1199-1200. References: Evans 17384; Journals of the Continental Congress, 359.

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By the United States in Congress assembled, April 7, 1781 : Be it ordained and it is hereby ordained, by the United States in Congress assembled, that the following instructions be observed by the captains or commanders of private armed vessels, commissio

Thirteen numbered regulations governing privateers and privateering. Signed: Extract from the minutes, Charles Thomson, secretary. Imprint from Evans. Line endings differ from those given by the Journals of the Continental Congress, v. 21, p. 1199-1200. References: Evans 17384; Journals of the Continental Congress, 359.

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Articles of agreement made and concluded upon, in [blank] on the [blank] 177[blank] between the owners, captain, officers and mariners belonging to the [blank] commanded by [blank] bound from [blank] on a cruize for [blank] months against the enemies of t

Place of publication surmised from the text. With a woodcut of a ship at head of title. Text in three columns. Not in Evans. References: ESTC W879.

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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.

Signed: By Congress- [blank] president. "This form was reprinted- and continued to be in use ... certainly as late as 1780; the later editions being signed in ms. by the president of Congress"--Evans 15137. Imprint date based on terms of the presidents of Congress who signed extant copies: NYPL copy signed by Henry Laurens (president- Nov. 1777-Dec. 1778); LC and Rhode Island Historical Society copies signed by John Jay (president- Dec. 1778-Sept. 1779). Not in Evans or Bristol. The third and fourth lines end: vessels- reprisal.

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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.

Signed: by order of Congress- [John Hancock] president. Bristol B4254 supplies Watertown- Mass. as the place of publication. Actually- Bristol is describing this Philadelphia edition with ms. annotations for vessels of Massachusetts. The third and fourth lines end: war; make. In other editions the third and fourth lines end: vessels- them; shall- vessels; vessels- reprisal. New-York Historical copy signed in manuscript. References: Bristol B4398; Bristol B4254; Shipton & Mooney 43190; Shipton & Mooney 43069; Ford- W.C. Broadsides- 1987.

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Know all men by these presents, that we [blank] are held and firmly bound to [blank] president of the Congress of the United Colonies of New-Hampshire, Massachusetts-Bay, Rhode Island, Connecticut, New-York, New-Jersey, Pennsylvania, the counties of Newca

"The condition of this obligation is such- that if the above-bounden [blank] who is commander of the [blank] called [blank] belonging to [blank] of [blank] in the colony of [blank] mounting [blank] carriage guns- and navigated by [blank] men- and who hath applied for a commission or letter of marque and reprisal- to arm- equip- and set forth to sea- the said [blank] as a private ship of war ... shall not exceed or transgress the powers and authorities which shall be contained in the said commission ... then this obligation shall be void- or else remain in force".

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Paris, May 18, 1778. : Gentlemen, Certain intelligence having been received, that eleven British ships of war ... are in the road of St. Hellens, near Portsmouth, bound for North-America …

Signed: We have the honor to be- gentlemen- your most obedient humble servants- B. Franklin- John Adams. To the governor- or any counsellor- or senator- or member of any House of Representatives- in any of the thirteen United States of America. "Read in Congress- July 8- 1778- and ordered to be published. Charles Thomson- secretary." References: Bristol B4826; Shipton & Mooney 43581.

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By the United States in Congress assembled, April 7, 1781 : Be it ordained and it is hereby ordained, by the United States in Congress assembled, that the following instructions be observed by the captains or commanders of private armed vessels, commissio

Thirteen numbered regulations governing privateers and privateering. Signed: Extract from the minutes- Charles Thomson- secretary. Imprint from Evans. Line endings differ from those given by the Journals of the Continental Congress- v. 21- p. 1199-1200. References: Evans 17384; Journals of the Continental Congress- 359.