Signed by Francis Hopkinson (1737 - 1791) and twice signed by Clement Biddle, the document pertains to the Schooner Rebecca previously mentioned in lot 206. The primary content of the document is that of a court summons with a pressed seal of the Admiralty Court of Pennsylvania. On the reverse, a response written and signed by Biddle reads as follows: "To the Honorable Francis Hopkinson Esq. Judge of the Court of Admiralty for the State of Pennsylvania Pursuant to the Directions of this writ I have Cited Capt. Stewart of the Schooner Rebeccah (sp?) to appear as herein directed Philad. April 16 1784... Clement Biddle Marshal" From the Francis Hopkinson Family Archives