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A Law Dictionary, Adapted to the Constitution and Laws of the United States · John Bouvier · 1839
A Law Dictionary, Adapted to the Constitution and Laws of the United States
comm. law, war. It is a passport or permission from a neutral state to the captain or master of a ship to proceed on a particular voyage: it usually contains his name and residence, the name, description and destination of. the ship with such other matters as the practice of the place requires. This document is indispensably necessary for the safety of every neuof.
Nat. 166; 2 Rob. R. 186; 4 Rob. App.; Reeve on Shipp. 271; 1 Kent, Com. 82.