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Hancock, John, 1737-1793 to John Barry

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC03714 Author/Creator: Hancock, John, 1737-1793 Place Written: Philadelphia, Pennsylvania Type: Manuscript letter signed Date: 26 March 1776 Pagination: 1 p. : address : docket Height: 23.3 cm, Width: 18.7 cm Order a Copy

Hancock, Thomas McKean, Richard Henry Lee, John Alsop, Joseph Hewes, Robert Morris, and Edward Rutledge sign as members of the Marine Committee (all but Alsop went on to sign the Declaration of Independence). Hancock et al. inform Captain Barry that the Committee of Safety has ordered four provincial armed boats to assist Barry in "taking, sinking, destroying, or driving off" a British man of war. Instructs Barry, Captain of the Lexington, to coordinate signals with the vessels sent to assist him.

Hancock, John, 1737-1797
McKean, Thomas, 1734-1817
Lee, Richard Henry, 1732-1794
Alsop, John, 1724-1794
Hewes, Joseph, 1730-1779
Morris, Robert, 1734-1806
Barry, John, 1745-1803

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