1592954415000 1312632483000 term-105842 1616541478756 1312632608000 1616290495162 adlib fitz-online adlib-term-105842 c71afb3d-063d-3862-9b3e-acba12d43637 2 1 scope note Originally, letters granted by a sovereign authorizing an individual to seize the subjects of a foreign state, or their goods, by way of retaliation or reprisal for injuries; later, specifically, any license or extraordinary commission granted by a government to a private person to command an armed vessel at sea to take an enemy's ships and merchandise. GAHLM reference term-105841 adlib-term-105841 da8a2ec9-ff2e-3d19-8906-f531d34c8c43 letter of marque V.VW.AFU.AFU.BCW.HIK.ALO.BCW.AFU.AFU.AFU.AXC 1 code V.VW.AFU.AFU.BCW.HIK.ALO.BCW.AFU.AFU.AFU.AXC 1 letters of marque reference term-105857 adlib-term-105857 7bc71fa4-f0b8-33be-aed2-2c0542910f0b <executive records by function> letters of marque term