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sea letter

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noun

  1. Also called: passport.  a document issued to a merchant vessel, esp in wartime, authorizing it to leave a port or proceed freely

  2. (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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