Captured Prizes
Document 1793Policy toward Naval prizes.
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department 19th August United States, has instructed me to re
al in case any of the Privateers specifiyed
stant should bring, or send any Prizes
But, of the state of New York, that you will please to be restored to the persons who were masters or the being captured if no such persons should should be a Consul residing in New York of the Prize bellonged at the time [fire damage] then it great respect
cellency’s Most Obedt. Servant
H Knox Sec.
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Type
Letterbook Copy
Description
Policy toward Naval prizes.
Date
08/19/1793
Author
Recipient
Sent from
War Department
Repository
Document number
1793081900101
Page start
1
Note
This document is a surviving fragment of the George Clinton Papers, which suffered extensive damage in a 1911 fire in the State Capitol [New York].
Notable persons
George Clinton
Henry Knox
Secretary of War
consul
masters
Notable locations
New York
War Department
United States
State of New York
Notable items
has instructed me to
in case any of the privateers specified
instant should bring or send any prizes
port, of the state of New York, that you will please
to be restored to the persons who were masters or
the being captured
if no such persons should
be a Consul residing in New York of the
prize belonged at the time
policy