sea letter
Britishnoun
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Also called: passport. a document issued to a merchant vessel, esp in wartime, authorizing it to leave a port or proceed freely
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(formerly) a document issued to a vessel in port, describing its cargo, crew, etc
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Gray was also provided with a sea letter signed by George Washington, then President, which ran as follows:
From Explorers and Travellers by Greely, Adolphus W.
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