British Letter of Marque
The Boston Packet, James Shepherd, Master. Instructions Issued by Vice-Admiral Graves...in Obedience to which [Lieutenant lined through and corrected in manuscript to Captain] Bromedge Siezed the Ship ... Given under my hand, on board His Majesty's Ship Preston, at Boston ... September, 1775
[but actually London: William Strahan: 1780?]. Folio broadsheet (17½" x 11"); 3 horizontal folds, the paper a bit dusty, else very good. With its original separately printed title leaf, folded into a wrap-around sleeve. In January 1776, Captain Bromedge wrote to Vice Admiral Schuldham regarding his boarding of the ship..... More