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| Field name | Value |
|---|---|
| Collection Reference Number | GLC04804.01 |
| From Archive Folder | Documents Relating to 1778 |
| Title | Henry Laurens to Caesar Rodney regarding the distribution of 20 copies of an address by Congress on the regulation of armed vessels |
| Date | 11 May 1778 |
| Author | Laurens, Henry (1724-1792) |
| Recipient | Rodney, Caesar |
| Document Type | Correspondence |
| Content Description | Written by Laurens as President of the Continental Congress to Rodney as President of Delaware. Says he sent a packet on 9 May 1778 by General William Smallwood. Says it contains 20 copies of an address by Congress on the regulation of armed vessels. Hopes Rodney will distribute them as he sees fit. |
| Subjects | Continental Congress Congress Revolutionary War Military History Government and Civics Navy Privateering Printing |
| People | Laurens, Henry (1724-1792) Rodney, Caesar (1728-1784) |
| Place written | York, Pennsylvania |
| Theme | The American Revolution; Government & Politics |
| Sub-collection | The Gilder Lehrman Collection, 1493-1859 |
| Copyright | The Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History |
| Module | Settlement, Commerce, Revolution and Reform: 1493-1859 |
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