In Congress, Wednesday, April 3, 1776.
Subtitle: 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. ...
Contributors: Hancock, John, 1737-1793.
Series: Early American imprints -- no. 43190.; Early American imprints -- no. 43069.
Publisher: s.n.
Published: 1776
Place of publication: [Philadelphia
Language: eng
Format: Microform
Subjects: Privateering -- United States.; Broadsides.; United States -- History -- Revolution, 1775-1783 -- Naval operations.
Notes: Signed in manuscript by John Hancock.

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 and shall; vessels.

Printed area measures 30 x 16 cm.

READEX NOTE: Another edition of this item, not recorded by Evans or Bristol, has filmed in addition to Bristol B4398.

Bristol B4398.

Bristol B4254.

Shipton & Mooney 43190.

Shipton & Mooney 43069.

Ford, W.C.  Broadsides, 1987.

Microfiche. [New York : Readex Microprint, 1985] 11 x 15 cm. (Early American imprints. First series ; no. 43190; 43069).