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| Field name | Value |
|---|---|
| Collection Reference Number | GLC00218.02 |
| From Archive Folder | Documents Relating to 1781 |
| Title | Subscription for the barge experiment |
| Date | 2 May 1781 |
| Author | Tilghman, William |
| Document Type | Government document; Military document |
| Content Description | Also signed by Thomas Ray, Robert Pickering, W. Dawson, James Benson, Richard Parrott, Joseph Hartley, W. Gibson, Gibson, B. Skinner, Hugh Rice, and William Tilghman. Document claims the British have fitted a number of small vessels that have been raiding and plundering the coast of Maryland. Says that the state treasury is overburdened and that the 11 signers will support and maintain a barge and a ship to protect their shores between Kent Point and Tilghman's Island for two months. Want ships manned by 20 men exclusive of officers. Will pay the charges and expenses in proportion to the assessment of their property. |
| Subjects | Revolutionary War Maritime Navy Global History and Civics Finance Military History |
| People | Paca, William (1740-1799) |
| Place written | Talbot County, Maryland |
| Theme | The American Revolution; Naval & Maritime; Government & Politics |
| Sub-collection | The Gilder Lehrman Collection, 1493-1859 |
| Additional Information | Paca, a signer of the Declaration of Independence, served as Governor of Maryland 1782-1785. |
| Copyright | The Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History |
| Module | Settlement, Commerce, Revolution and Reform: 1493-1859 |
| Related documents | Subscription for the barge experiment [copy] |