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Interposing in Cases of Hostility
Secretary Knox discusses a case in which an armed vessel of one of the powers engaged in the present war captured a ship in the Bay of Delaware that was therefore under the protection of the United …
Josiah Bartlett CollectionRespecting the Treaty of 1783
In the enclosed extract, Jay conveys the request of the President to respect the agreement/peace treaty of 1783 as it pertains to the frontiers of New Hampshire.
Josiah Bartlett CollectionExtension of Ban on Foreign Ships' Mounting Arms in American Ports
Discusses a uniform policy on belligerent nations' ships equipping themselves in American ports. Notes that the mounting of new guns and/or carriages is forbidden, though also noting the difference …
Josiah Bartlett Collection
