Entry, prize rum &c. : manuscript, 1814-1815.

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Entry, prize rum &c. : manuscript, 1814-1815.

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An account book of captured British "prize goods," assessed by Thomas G. Thornton, Marshal of Maine; contains costs of the voyages, payments to sailors and investors, and other information concerning the privateering ships Dash, Ann Dorothy, and Mammoth.

1 v. (12 leaves) ; 36 cm.

Houghton Library

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SNAC Resource ID: 7801488

Houghton Library

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Mammoth (Ship)

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United States. Marshals Service

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The U.S. Marshals were formed by the Judiciary Act of 1789 in order to give the federal government enforcement power to apprehend fugitives and perform other odd jobs- such as the U.S. census (until 1870). Marshals were permitted to swear in Special Deputies and form posses to apprehend federal fugitives. Marshals could serve subpoenas, writs, warrants, summonses, handled all federal prisoners, and were able to distribute funds as ordered by federal courts. From the description of U....

Thornton, Thomas G. (Thomas Gilbert), 1768-1824

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U.S. marshal, of Saco, Me. From the description of Papers, 1798-1824. (Maine Historical Society Library). WorldCat record id: 70972685 Marshal of Maine. From the description of Thomas Gilbert Thornton correspondence, 1812-1814. (Maine Historical Society Library). WorldCat record id: 355679898 ...

Ann Dorothy (Ship)

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Dash (Ship)

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