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In Congress, Wednesday, April 3, 1776. Instructions to the commanders of private ships or vessels of war

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Image of a list of instructions for private ships which have commissions or letters of marque as enumerated "by order of Congress. John Hancock, President."
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Date
1776 April 3
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priTEC 0189
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Congdon, Theodore G(Opens in new tab)
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Gift of Theodore G. and Eleanor S. Congdon, 2006.
Gift of Theodore G. and Eleanor S. Congdon, 2008.
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Congdon, Theodore G., (1820-1895.)
Congdon, Eleanor S., (1720-1804.)
Alder, Frederick T. (1823-1892.)
Ballou, Maturin M. (1853-1933.)
Bolles, Charles E. (1817-1894.)
Boydell, John, (1782-1849.)
Bradford, William, (1853-1894.)
Bunnell, Charles Beecher. (1797-1845.)
Burns, Milton J., (1748-1815.)
Burton, James. (1804-1882.)
Buttersworth, James Edward, (active 1855.)
Couché, François-Louis, (1758-1835.)
Cross, Roy. (1783-1857.)
Davidson, Julian Oliver, (1855-1919.)
Day, William, (1881-1959.)
Dodd, Robert, (1818-1910.)
Duncan, Edward, (1806-1885.)
Dutton, Thomas Goldsworth, (1793-1878.)
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Pollard, Robert,
Rawle, S.
Rease, W. H.
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Rosenfeld, Stanley,
Russell, Benjamin,
Savage, Edward,
Schetky, John Christian,
Serres, John Thomas,
Short, Robert
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Snell, Henry B.
Stebbins, N. L.
Stobart, John,
Sutherland, Thomas,
Taylor, Josiah
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Toulza, J. Etne.
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