Sailing license for the schooner Two Brothers, 1794 June 28.

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Sailing license for the schooner Two Brothers, 1794 June 28.

Sailing license for the schooner Two Brothers, to proceed to San Domingo with a load of flour, porter, lard, butter, beans, candles, boots, cheese, hams, bread, and medicine, signed by George Washington and countersigned by J. Huntington. Paper seal of the United States at left center, red wax seal of New London at bottom and signature of Richard Law, mayor of New London.

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SNAC Resource ID: 6910603

New London County Historical Society

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Law, Richard, 1733-1806

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Richard Law (March 7, 1733 – January 26, 1806) was an American lawyer, statesman and jurist. He served as delegate to the First Continental Congress, Second Continental Congress and the Congress of the Confederation. Law also served as Mayor of New London, Connecticut and a United States District Judge of the United States District Court for the District of Connecticut. Born in Milford, Connecticut Colony, British America, Law pursued classical studies, graduated from Yale University in 1751 ...

United States. President (1789-1797 : Washington)

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Washington, George, 1732-1799

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George Washington (b. Feb. 22, 1732, Westmoreland County, Va.-d. Dec. 14, 1799, Mount Vernon, VA) was the first president of the United States, serving from 1789 to 1797. Washington came from a family of farmers and landowners. He had little education but showed an aptitude for mathematics. He used this talent to become a surveyor. At 15, Washington took a job as assistant surveyor on a team sent to map the Shenandoah Valley in western Virginia. In his early 20s, Washington joined the Virgin...

Sistare, Gabriel, 1754-1820

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Two Brothers (Schooner : 1794)

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Schooner; Gabriel Sistare, master, New London. From the description of Sailing license for the schooner Two Brothers, 1794 June 28. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 166428357 ...

Huntington, Jedediah, 1743-1818

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Brigadier General Jedediah Huntington was born in Norwich, Conn. He graduated from Harvard in 1763 and received his master's in 1770 from Yale. After graduating from Harvard, he became involved with the Norwich Militia, eventually becoming a Captain in May, 1774. In the spring of 1776, now a Colonel, he marched to Dorchester Heights. After the British left Boston, he marched to New York. In 1777 he became a Brigadier General. He stayed in Valley Forge in the winter of 1777. After the war became ...