DS, 28 February 1777, signed by six members of the Maryland Council of Safety, s.l. [Maryland]

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DS, 28 February 1777, signed by six members of the Maryland Council of Safety, s.l. [Maryland]

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This unusual Revolutionary War naval commission was issued by the Maryland Council of Safety, acting for the Convention of Freemen of Maryland, which was the governing body of the state in the early stages of the Revolution.

1 p. 41.5 x 33 cm.

Copley Press, J S Copley Library

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Copley Press, J S Copley Library

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