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I believed my land-service commission would protect me, but I asked for the letter-of-marque as an additional safeguard.

The scheme was not impossible for any one holding a privateer's commission, and I applied to Mr. Yancey for a letter-of-marque.

That letters of marque should be issued to private individuals, empowering them to fit out vessels for the capture of slavers.

Rather be a letter of marque, in fact, than a ship-of-the-line,—more credit to your Lordship's love of danger than discipline.

Numerous ships were put in commission, and letters of marque and reprisal were issued by the Admiralty against Spain.