Seizure of a French Vessel
Document 1793Citizen Genet has written the Secretary of State on the subject of the seizure of a French vessel by the Governor of New York (George Clinton) because it was armed and manned and prepared to prey on the enemies of France. It is Secretary Knox's opinion that French privateers should be required to depart to the dominions of their own sovereign. Document is highly illegible.
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Type
Autograph Letter
Description
Citizen Genet has written the Secretary of State on the subject of the seizure of a French vessel by the Governor of New York (George Clinton) because it was armed and manned and prepared to prey on the enemies of France. It is Secretary Knox's opinion that French privateers should be required to depart to the dominions of their own sovereign. Document is highly illegible.
Date
06/17/1793
Author
Recipient
Repository
Collection
Document number
1793061700101
Page start
1
Note
Partially illegible.
Notable persons
Thomas Jefferson
Henry Knox
Alexander Hamilton
Citizen Genet
privateers
French
George Clinton
Notable locations
France
Notable items
vessel