Papers of the Continental Congress. Item no. 193, folio 639, To the officers of the Alliance frigate, August 10 1780 on board the Alliance at sea.
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Alliance (Frigate)
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The USS Alliance was a 36-gun frigate built in 1777 by Massachusetts shipbuilders William and James Hackett. Initially named Hancock, the ship was launched in April 1778, then renamed a month later to recognize the newly-formalized alliance between France and the United States. The first mission of the Alliance, initially under the command of Captain Pierre Landais, was to carry the Marquis de Lafayette back to France. Once there, the Alliance was assigned to a squadron commanded by...
United States. Continental Congress
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The central governing body of the American colonies from 1774, continuing during the American Revolution; and also the first governing body of the U.S. until the establishment of the U.S. Constitution in 1789. From the description of Continental Congress minutes, 1778 Oct. 21. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 429918299 Noah Cooke, Jr. (1749-1829) earned his Harvard AB 1769. His early career was as a clergyman, but he later became a lawyer. He was admitted to the bar in Cheshir...
Landais, Peter, 1731?-1820
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Naval officer. Also known as Pierre Landais. From the description of Papers of Peter Landais, 1782-1785. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 71014872 ...
