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... period were often less than convincing ; the British , who in any event were looking for seamen rather than proofs , usually brushed them aside . Congress , reacting to public outrage at the Lydia affair , passed the " Act for the ...
... period were often less than convincing ; the British , who in any event were looking for seamen rather than proofs , usually brushed them aside . Congress , reacting to public outrage at the Lydia affair , passed the " Act for the ...
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... period after 1815. These abstracts give the name of each seaman and very brief descrip- tive material . For the port of New Haven , individual printed application forms survive . Appar- ently prepared by the collector of customs , they ...
... period after 1815. These abstracts give the name of each seaman and very brief descrip- tive material . For the port of New Haven , individual printed application forms survive . Appar- ently prepared by the collector of customs , they ...
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... period was chosen primarily because of the author's curiosity about the operation of the impressment protection process during the war . Sec- ondly , the British data about American prisoners of war to some extent provide checks on ...
... period was chosen primarily because of the author's curiosity about the operation of the impressment protection process during the war . Sec- ondly , the British data about American prisoners of war to some extent provide checks on ...
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... period , the proportion of blacks receiving certificates was greater than the proportion in the crew lists ( 19 percent to about 10 percent ) , suggesting that black Americans went to sea during the war at a greater rate than in the ...
... period , the proportion of blacks receiving certificates was greater than the proportion in the crew lists ( 19 percent to about 10 percent ) , suggesting that black Americans went to sea during the war at a greater rate than in the ...
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... period was a product of amateur ship- board work . The marked seamen seem often to have come into the same notary on the same day , as if they were shipmates herded in by their skipper to get protection certificates before sailing ...
... period was a product of amateur ship- board work . The marked seamen seem often to have come into the same notary on the same day , as if they were shipmates herded in by their skipper to get protection certificates before sailing ...
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