Knox advises Jones to obtain a sea letter for passport
Document 1791Letter, advises re procuring sea letter.
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[1370, XXIX-63]
Philadelphia 15th Dect 1791
Dear Sir
I have received your letter of the instant.
It will be necessary in order to obtain a patent for papers [undecipherable] and to [undecipherable] all the [undecipherable] [undecipherable] to produce the following evidence
The owner, or owners, or one of them, must make oath that the vessel and all the cargo are the property of citizens of the United States
[strikethrough: Then] the Capt officers, and major part of the crew are citizens or inhabitants of the United States
Type
Autograph Letter
Description
Letter, advises re procuring sea letter.
Date
08/15/1791
Author
Recipient
Sent from
Philadelphia
Repository
Collection
Document number
1791081500001
Page start
1
Note
document is written in the hand of Knox
Notable persons
John Coffin Jones
Henry Knox
Notable locations
Philadelphia
United States
Notable items
owner or owners or one of them must make oath that the vessel and all the cargo are the property of citizens of the United States
captain, officers and major parts of the crew are citizens or inhabitants of the United States
name, kind and tonnage of the vessel to be specified and where bound
affidavit
sea letter
received your letter of the instant
obtain a sea letter for passport
President of the United States
evidence