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| Field name | Value |
|---|---|
| Collection Reference Number | GLC01450.412.16 |
| From Archive Folder | Documents Relating to 1782 |
| Title | Private signals for British vessels to identify one another at sea by day and night |
| Date | 13 November 1782 |
| Author | Drake, William (fl. 1782) |
| Document Type | Military document |
| Content Description | Provides very specific instructions for identification procedures. Written on board the H.M.S. Perseus. Written to Captain George Darby, commander of the sloop Pylades. Based on the command of Admiral Leonard Horner. |
| Subjects | Revolutionary War Maritime Navy Military History Global History and Civics Codes and Signals |
| People | Darby, George (fl. 1720-1790) Drake, William (fl. 1782) Horner, Leonard (fl. 1782) |
| Theme | 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 |