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New York Privateer Barge Washington |
| Washington | Commander John Warner |
| Patrol Craft | 22 June 1776- |
| New York Privateer Barge |
| Commissioned/First Date: | 22 June 1776 |
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| Owners: | Christopher Duyckinck et al of New York, New York |
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The owners of New York Privateer Barge Washington (Commander John Warner) petitioned the New York Provincial Congress for a privateer commission on 22 June 1776. John Warner and James Riker made bond the same day, and the commission was issued.1
1 NDAR, “Journal of the New York Provincial Congress”, V, 681
| Posted 15 May 2010 |
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