Title: Commission of the schooner David Porter :
Authors: Madison, James, 1751-1836; Lewis, Winslow, 1770-1850.; Lewis, Henry, 1792-1860.; Madison, James, 1751-1836; Miles, David.; Miles, William M.; Minor, Eastman, 1783--; Minor, John J.; Monroe, James, 1758-1831; Strong, William.
Year: 1814
Subjects: David Porter (Schooner); United States History Naval operations, American.
Abstract: The schooner was owned by Winslow Lewis and Henry Lewis of Boston, and Eastman Minor, John J. Minor, William Strong, David Miles and William M. Miles of Milford, Conn. It was commissioned to seize any British vessels found within the jurisdictional limits of the U.S. or elsewhere on the high seas.