Barbary Pirates, Letter, 13 January 1794. Two-and-a-half page letter on laid paper. To Benjamin Bourne (1755-1808), addressing the problem of piracy on the Barbary coast. A period copy of several letters, combined into one document, with the signature of Williams Thayer, forwarded to Bourne during his term as a member of Congress, old folds, some tears, a bit dusty, wax seal has flaked away, the sheet torn with slight loss, 7 1/2 x 9 1/2 in. A week after the date of this later, Congress moved to establish an official navy to defend American ships from the predation of the Barbary corsairs.
Barbary Pirates, Letter, 13 January 1794. Two-and-a-half page letter on laid paper. To Benjamin Bourne (1755-1808), addressing the problem of piracy on the Barbary coast. A period copy of several letters, combined into one document, with the signature of Williams Thayer, forwarded to Bourne during his term as a member of Congress, old folds, some tears, a bit dusty, wax seal has flaked away, the sheet torn with slight loss, 7 1/2 x 9 1/2 in. A week after the date of this later, Congress moved to establish an official navy to defend American ships from the predation of the Barbary corsairs.
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