Article I of the United States Constitution lists "grant[ing] Letters of Marque and Reprisal" as an explicit power of the Congress. Are these still being issued? If not, when was the last one of these issued?
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4Letters of Marque covers much of this. mysticseaport has a more concise treatment. It appears that they probably were not issued after the war of 1812. – Mark C. Wallace♦ Dec 16 '20 at 17:19
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3The CSA issued letters of marque during the Civil War, and according to the Wikipedia article on Confederate privateers this is the last time they were used. Does the article I linked to answer your question? – Spencer Dec 16 '20 at 21:55
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