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.

Author/creator United States
Other author Hancock, John, 1737-1793.
Format Electronic
Publication Info[Philadelphia] : [publisher not identified], [1776]
Description1 sheet (1 unnumbered page) ; 35 x 23 cm
Supplemental ContentEvans Digital Edition
Supplemental ContentEvans Digital Edition
Subjects

SeriesEarly American imprints. First series ; no. 43190. ^A478749
Early American imprints. First series ; no. 43069. ^A478749
General noteSigned in manuscript by John Hancock.
General noteBristol B4254 supplies Watertown, Mass. as the place of publication. Actually, Bristol is describing this Philadelphia edition with ms. annotations for vessels of Massachusetts.
General noteThe third and fourth lines end: war; make. In other editions the third and fourth lines end: vessels; them and shall; vessels.
General notePrinted area measures 30 x 16 cm.
References Bristol B4398
References Bristol B4254
References Shipton & Mooney 43190
References Shipton & Mooney 43069
References Ford, W.C. Broadsides, 1987
Other formsMicroform version available in the Readex Early American Imprints series.
Reproduction noteElectronic text and image data. [Chester, Vt. : Readex, a division of Newsbank, Inc., 2002-2004. Includes files in TIFF, GIF and PDF formats with inclusion of keyword searchable text. (Early American imprints. First series ; no. 43190).
Reproduction noteElectronic text and image data. [Chester, Vt. : Readex, a division of Newsbank, Inc., 2002-2004. Includes files in TIFF, GIF and PDF formats with inclusion of keyword searchable text. (Early American imprints. First series ; no. 43069).
Genre/formBroadsides.