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| Field name | Value |
|---|---|
| Collection Reference Number | GLC00053 |
| From Archive Folder | Documents Relating to 1812 |
| Title | Privateer's commission for the sloop Union during the War of 1812 |
| Date | 26 September 1812 |
| Author | Madison, James (1751-1836) |
| Document Type | Government document |
| Content Description | Signed by Madison as president and countersigned by James Monroe as secretary of state. Partly printed document commissioning the privateer, under the command of Captain Oliver Hicks and Lieutenant William Rust, to "seize and take any armed or unarmed British vessel, public or private, which shall be found in the jurisdictional limits of the United States or elsewhere on the high seas." Notes that the sloop weighed nine tons, was mounted with one gun, and was manned by a crew of seven. |
| Subjects | War of 1812 Navy President Maritime Privateering Global History and Civics |
| People | Madison, James (1751-1836) Monroe, James (1758-1831) |
| Place written | Washington, D.C. |
| Theme | The Presidency; Government & Politics; War of 1812; Naval & Maritime |
| Sub-collection | The Gilder Lehrman Collection, 1493-1859 |
| Additional Information | Signer of the U.S. Constitution. |
| Copyright | The Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History |
| Module | Settlement, Commerce, Revolution and Reform: 1493-1859 |