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| Field name | Value |
|---|---|
| Collection Reference Number | GLC04870 |
| From Archive Folder | Documents Relating to 1781 |
| Title | Congressional certificate authorizing vessels to engage in military activity |
| Date | ca. 1781-1782 |
| Author | Hanson, John (1715-1783) |
| Additional authors | Thomson, Charles (1729-1824) |
| Document Type | Government document |
| Content Description | Signed below seal by Hanson. Countersigned by Charles Thompson, Secretary of the Continental Congress. Contains blank spaces designated for the name of commander and vessel, the vessel's weight and type, and the number of men on board. Created to authorize vessels (possibly privateers) to "set forth ... in a warlike manner ... to attack, subdue, seize, and take all ships and other vessels, goods, wares and merchandizes, belonging to the King or Crown of Great Britain ..." |
| Subjects | Revolutionary War Government and Civics Continental Congress Congress Navy Privateering Maritime Military History Commerce Merchants and Trade Global History and Civics Foreign Affairs |
| People | Hanson, John (1715-1783) Thomson, Charles (1729-1824) |
| Theme | The American Revolution; Naval & Maritime; Merchants & Commerce; Foreign Affairs |
| Sub-collection | The Gilder Lehrman Collection, 1493-1859 |
| Additional Information | Hanson served as President of Continental Congress November 1781- November 1782. Thompson served as Secretary of Congress 1774-1789. |
| Copyright | The Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History |
| Module | Settlement, Commerce, Revolution and Reform: 1493-1859 |