Pownall, Thomas, 1722-1805 [French and Indian War privateer's commission of Captain Samuel Partridge]
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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC02587 Author/Creator: Pownall, Thomas, 1722-1805 Place Written: Boston, Massachusetts Type: Document signed Date: January 18, 1760 Pagination: 1 p. : vellum Height: 35.3 cm, Width: 41 cm Order a Copy
Countersigned by Thomas Clarke, Deputy Secretary. Pownall, Governor of Massachusetts Bay, authorizes Captain Samuel Partridge to "set forth in warlike manner the said Ship Race Horse under his own Command and ... seize & take the Ships, Vessels, and Goods belonging to the French King or his Vassals & Subjects ... " Features paper seal.
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