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| Field name | Value |
|---|---|
| Collection Reference Number | GLC03928 |
| From Archive Folder | Documents Relating to 1776 |
| Title | Sailing instructions from John Paul Jones to Hoysted Hacker |
| Date | 1 November 1776 |
| Author | Jones, John Paul (1747-1792) |
| Recipient | Hacker, Hoysted |
| Document Type | Military document |
| Content Description | Initialed by Jones on board the Alfred. Jones, commander of an expedition to Cape Breton, Nova Scotia, informs Hacker (also on the expedition) that the Alfred will proceed to "the Spanish River near Cape North on the Island of Cape Briton." Informs Hacker, Captain of the Providence, of signals to use for identifying one another in heavy fog. Requests that the Alfred and Providence sail close together. Docket indicates that this letter is a copy. |
| Subjects | Revolutionary War General Military History Maritime Navy Canada Global History and Civics Foreign Affairs |
| People | Jones, John Paul (1747-1792) Hacker, Hoysted (fl. 1775-1835) |
| Theme | The American Revolution; Naval & Maritime; Foreign Affairs |
| Sub-collection | The Gilder Lehrman Collection, 1493-1859 |
| Copyright | The Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History |
| Module | Settlement, Commerce, Revolution and Reform: 1493-1859 |