Introduction
Acknowledgments
Abstract Log
Articles of Agreement
Bill of Health
Bill of Lading
Bill of Sale (1856)
Bond for Duties (1825)
Bonds for Foreign Voyages
Charter Party
Classification Certificate (1863)
Clearance Certificate
Coasting Permit (1809)
Consular Certificates (Miscellaneous)
Contribution Certificate "Morning Star" (1856)
Convoy Instructions (ca. 1800)
Crew List
Customs Certificates and Forms (Miscellaneous)
Drawback Forms and Certificates
Enrolment Certificate
Freight Circular (1857)
Freight List (1857)
Letter of Marque/Privateer Commission
License (Coasting/Fishing Vessels)
Logbook (1828)
Manifest
Marine Insurance
Marine Society Membership Certificate (1839)
Master Carpenter's Certificate/Measurement Certificate (1853)
Master's Certificate (1861)
Mediterranean Passport/Sea Letter
Oaths and Affirmations
Passenger List
Pilot's License
Port Rules and Regulations
Portage Bill (1852)
Receipts (Miscellaneous)
Registry Certificate/Ship's Register
Sailing Card (ca. 1860)
Sailing Orders (1830)
Seamen's Protection Certificate
Shipbuilding Agreements and Contracts
Steamboat Regulatory Documents
Whalemen's Shipping Paper (1840)
Appendix
Selected Bibliography
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Convoy Instructions were issued by the protecting naval force, and outlined procedures and conduct required of every vessel in the convoy. The example above was a British document given to an American merchant vessel, sailing as a neutral under British protection, ca. 1800. Instructions were usually printed, and often varied in detail and composition. The signature of the convoy commander and the name of the vessel or master receiving the instructions might appear on the document as well as illustrations - sometimes in color - of the flag or lantern codes used during the voyage. These documents might be found in collections of American maritime manuscripts form the colonial and early national periods, when our interests on the high seas were much less secure.
American Maritime Documents, 1776-1860 - Stein, Douglas L.
Convoy Instructions (ca. 1800)
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Convoy Instructions were issued by the protecting naval force, and outlined procedures and conduct required of every vessel in the convoy. The example above was a British document given to an American merchant vessel, sailing as a neutral under British protection, ca. 1800. Instructions were usually printed, and often varied in detail and composition. The signature of the convoy commander and the name of the vessel or master receiving the instructions might appear on the document as well as illustrations - sometimes in color - of the flag or lantern codes used during the voyage. These documents might be found in collections of American maritime manuscripts form the colonial and early national periods, when our interests on the high seas were much less secure. * Funding for digitization provided by: The Andrew W. Mellon Foundation