Greg, > >A letter of Marq? signed by Captain John Barry which promises a "flare >portion >of prize money" for service on his ship. > According to my encyclopedia, this is probably a 'letter of marque and reprisal' which gave the bearer permission (from a government at war) to be a privateer. >A Discharge letter signed in 1783 by B. Lincoln Secretary of War. > B. Lincoln is Benjamin Lincoln. Again, according to my encyclopedia, he was also a Major General and accepted the British surrender at Yorktown, for George Washington. I don't know anything about the call to muster poster and I don't have any sources about the Revolutionary War, off the top of my head. Hope this helps. Cheers, Chris Godbold Assistant Curator Heritage Farmstead Museum Plano, TX _________________________________________________________________ Get your FREE download of MSN Explorer at http://explorer.msn.com/intl.asp. ========================================================= Important Subscriber Information: The Museum-L FAQ file is located at http://www.finalchapter.com/museum-l-faq/ . You may obtain detailed information about the listserv commands by sending a one line e-mail message to [log in to unmask] . The body of the message should read "help" (without the quotes). If you decide to leave Museum-L, please send a one line e-mail message to [log in to unmask] . The body of the message should read "Signoff Museum-L" (without the quotes).