[Little, George]:

$325 · Offered by William Reese Company · No longer available

REPORT OF THE COMMITTEE OF CLAIMS, TO WHOM WERE REFERRED ON THE FOURTH INSTANT, THE MEMORIAL OF...TOGETHER WITH A FORMER REPORT MADE THEREON, OF THE TWENTIETH FEBRUARY ... Little, a captain in the U.S. Navy, requested compensation for his role in capturing a French brig carrying coffee off the island of Hispaniola in 1799. Little's action was one of a number of naval encounters between American and French vessels in the Caribbean during the "Quasi-War" with France during John Adams' administration. The Committee concluded that his claim was reasonable and ought to be granted. OCLC and Shaw & Shoemaker together locate only six copies. Scarce.

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