Seaman's Protection Certificate for James Reed, Jr., December 21, 1814

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Title:
Seaman's Protection Certificate for James Reed, Jr., December 21, 1814
Description:
Seaman's protection certificates were provided to sailors as proof of their United States citizenship, and were intended to help protect American sailors from the British practice of impressment, or the seizing of seamen for service in the Royal Navy. This pre-printed seaman's protection certificate for James Reed, Jr. is dated December 21, 1814 and signed by Henry Warren, Customs Collector at Plymouth, Massachusetts. Reed was a 23-year-old American seaman, 5 feet 4 1/4 inches tall, with a light complexion, dark brown hair, hazel eyes, has a scar on third finger of his right hand.
Signer:
Warren, Henry, 1764-1828
Date:
December 21, 1814
Format:
Documents
Genre:
Certificates
Location:
USS Constitution Museum
Collection (local):
USS Constitution Museum Certificates Collection
Subjects:
Sailors
Extent:
1 leaf (2 p.) ; 8 x 6 3/4 in.
Permalink:
https://ark.digitalcommonwealth.org/ark:/50959/xw42p8022
Terms of Use:
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Place of origin:
Plymouth, Massachusetts
Language:
English
Notes:
Title from accompanying materials.
Notes (date):
Date from item.
Identifier:
2111.2