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| Field name | Value |
|---|---|
| Collection Reference Number | GLC03714 |
| From Archive Folder | Documents Relating to 1776 |
| Title | John Hancock to John Barry |
| Date | 26 March 1776 |
| Author | Hancock, John (1737-1793) |
| Additional authors | McKean, Thomas (1734-1817) Lee, Richard Henry (1732-1794) Alsop, John (1724-1794) Hewes, Joseph (1730-1779) Morris, Robert (1734-1806) Rutledge, Edward (1749-1800) |
| Recipient | Barry, John |
| Document Type | Correspondence; Government document; Military document |
| Content Description | 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. |
| Subjects | Revolutionary War Navy Military History Codes and Signals Global History and Civics Revolutionary War General Continental Congress Congress Maritime Government and Civics |
| People | Hancock, John (1737-1793) 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) |
| Place written | Philadelphia, Pennsylvania |
| Theme | Government & Politics; Naval & Maritime; The American Revolution |
| 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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