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NH 52162 Recruiting Poster, 1777

Recruiting Poster, 1777
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Title: Recruiting Poster, 1777
Caption: Poster calling for volunteers for the crew of USS RANGER, Captain John Paul Jones, then fitting at Portsmouth, New Hampshire, for her cruise into European waters. It was issued in mid-1777, and quotes the resolution of congress of 29 March 1777 establishing pay advances for newly recruited seamen.
Description: Courtesy of Essex Institute Salem, Mass., owners of the original poster.
Catalog #: NH 52162
Copyright Owner: Naval History and Heritage Command
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After this Year: 1970
Before this Year: 1979
Original Medium: BW Photo, Poster
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