10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «LETTER OF MARQUE»
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letter of marque in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to
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1
The
Letter of Marque (Vol. Book 12) (Aubrey/Maturin Novels)
"Fine stuff...[The Letter of Marque] leaves the devotee of naval fiction eager for sequels."—Jonathan Yardley, Washington Post Book World Captain Jack Aubrey, a brilliant and experienced officer, has been struck off the list of post ...
Kylara Vatta, risk-taking, rule-breaking, can-do heroine of Trading in Danger, is back in business–the kind that’s anything but usual–in the new military science fiction adventure by ace action storyteller Elizabeth Moon.
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The Sea Rover's Practice: Pirate Tactics and Techniques, ...
A letter of marque was permission to attack the enemy in time of war. A letter of
reprisal, rare in Britain after the restoration of Charles II, was permission ''to
individuals in time of peace'' to make a reprisal ''to redress their own grievances.
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Universal history, ancient and modern
When a Spanish war broke out, the Buccaneers were furnished by the English
with regular letter:, of marque and reprisal. After the restoration of Charles It. the
king gave orders that thiy should receive every encouragement .Mid proteetion ...
William Fordyce Mavor, 1806
5
Lincoln on Trial: Southern Civilians and the Law
of War
... the country lawfully en- gaged in commerce on the high seas and in waters
ofthe United States.” Under nineteenth-century international law, a letter of
marque was a government license authorizing a privately owned warship,
referred to as ...
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Act
of Justice: Lincoln's Emancipation Proclamation and the ...
Captured merchant ships were to be brought before the courts of the government
that had issued the letter of marque for a determination as to whether the capture
was proper under international law. If these courts approved the capture, the ...
7
A digest
of the decisions
of the Supreme Court
of the United ...
Provided, That this shall not be construed to extend to any subject or citizen of a
foreign prince or state, who 6hall transiently be within the United States, and shall
, on board of any vessel of war, letter of marque, or privateer, which, at the time ...
Henry Wheaton, United States. Supreme Court, United States. Court of Appeals in Cases of Capture, 1821
8
Voyages to Various Parts
of the World
VOTAGE TO FRANCE, AND A SHORT CRUISE IN THE BAT OF BISCAY, IN THE
LETTER-OF-MARQUE SCHOONER "DAVID PORTER," IN THE TEARS 1813
AND 1814. All the ships belonging to Messrs. A. Gracie & Sons being now laid up
, ...
9
John Broome and Rebecca Lloyd Vol. I: Their Descendants and ...
It operated sporadically between July 9, 1776, and May 13, 1777. Within one
week of the signing of the Declaration of Independence by the representatives
from New York on July 9, 1776, John Broome applied for his first letter of marque,
for ...
Barbara Broome Semans, Barbara Broome Semans and Letitia Broome Schwarz, 2009
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The Gentleman's Magazine: AND Historical Chronicle. From ...
Mansell of the Pelican sloop mentions his having -captured the American
schooner Siro, letter of marque, <<!"•> tons, with 12 nine-pounders, and 49 men:
she is quite new, a fast sailer, pierced for 1 6 guns. Dmniing-streft, Jan. 30.—
Extract of ...
SYLVANUS URBAN, Gent., 1814
10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «LETTER OF MARQUE»
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Pirate ties no laughing matter to Gulf Coast society
I'd never really thought about the difference, but a privateer, as Porter explained, is something of a freelancer with a "letter of marque" that gives ... «Houston Chronicle, Jul 15»
Countering the Islamic State in the Asymmetric Social Media Battlefield
These social media guerrillas would function as the modern-day equivalent of 18th-century privateers, who were armed with a letter of marque ... «World Politics Review, Jun 15»
Tall Ships 2015: Pride of Baltimore And Lynx
“You could get a Letter of Marque, which was basically permission from the government to go out and be pirates.” They're sleek and fast, and a ... «CBS Local, Jun 15»
Schooner Lynx Is First Arrival for Tall Ships Festival
... of Annapolis, Maryland, and built in Maine by Rockport Marine, Lynx represents a “letter of marque” Baltimore Clipper from the War of 1812. «Cape Charles Wave, Jun 15»
Nantucket Whalers in Europe
On June 1, 1796, the British brig Swallow received a “Letter of Marque,” which gave it the authority to capture French ships. The Letter of ... «Yesterday's Island/Today's Nantucket, May 15»
SIDE STREETS: Pirates of the Caribbean? Try New England instead
England gave a “letter of marque” to anyone with a fighting ship and a crew, legalizing that ship's attacks on ships of other nations. It was a ... «Fall River Herald News, May 15»
Memorial Day: 50 things to do in the Coachella Valley
... a performance of music, comedy and theatricality by the Brooklyn-based Artists-In-Residence, Letter of Marque Theater Company, 2-6 p.m., ... «The Desert Sun, May 15»
Letter of Marque Brings DOUBLE FALSEHOOD to Brooklyn This …
"People cringe just hearing the word rape," says Letter of Marque (LoM) co-founder and music director Nolan Kennedy. "That's exactly why we ... «Broadway World, May 15»
Festival season going out with a bang this weekend
... Letter of Marque Theater Company, 2-6 p.m., the Harrison House of Music, Arts & Ecology, 6881 Mount Lassen Ave., Joshua Tree. $10-$20. «The Desert Sun, May 15»
Silver Found Off Madagascar Thought To Be From Capt. Kidd's …
... as he was in fact operating under a letter of marque, a legal document from the British government that designated him a privateer rather than ... «WNPR News, May 15»
