Maritime Law British Capture American Ship Cicero in Peacetime Signed Document

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ORIGINAL HISTORICAL EPHEMERA
MARITIME LAW
AMERICAN INDEPENDENCE
PEACETIME BOARDING OF US SHIP BY BRITISH
UNITED STATES BRIGANTINE SHIP
CALLED 'CICERO' SAILING FROM
BOSTON TO HAVANA CUBA
ANTIQUE AUTOGRAPH SIGNED HANDWRITTEN OFFICIAL COPY
OF THE BOARDING OF AN AMERICAN SHIP
BY THE
BRITISH PRIVATEER WAR SHIPS
WILLIAM & MARY
& MAYFLOWER
WHERE CARGO WAS TAKEN AS
'CONTRABANDS OF WAR' EVEN THOUGH
'AT THE TIME OF CAPTURE... ...PERFECT PEACE
AND AMITY EXISTED BETWEEN GREAT BRITAIN
AND THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA.'
CICERO SHIP CAPTAIN
WILLIAM BLACKLER
NATHANIEL KINSMEN
& JOHN DIXON
FILED THIS PROTEST WITH THE
COURT OF THE VICE ADMIRA
LTY
IN
NASSAU BAHAMAS
AGAINST THE OFFENDING CAPTAINS
McKINNEY & SIMONET
SIGNED & SEALED BY NOTARY PUBLIC
WILLIAM BRADFORD
IN DECEMBER
1798
TWO SEPARATED PAGES
MEASURES 7.75 x 13 INCHES
WITH WRITING ON BOTH
SIDES OF EACH
FAIR CONDITION,
W/ EDGE CHIPPING & SMALL TEARS,
SEVERAL VINTAGE TAPE REPAIRS,
A 1-INCH WORM HOLE TO ONE PAGE,
AND GENERAL AGE WEAR
GUARANTEED AUTHENTIC
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