Disarming Privateer Vessels in U.S. Ports
Document 1794Due to the recent events surrounding a privateer vessel, President issued proclamation that ordered all privateer vessels now in port to be stripped of their weapons.
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Type
Autograph Letter Signed
Description
Due to the recent events surrounding a privateer vessel, President issued proclamation that ordered all privateer vessels now in port to be stripped of their weapons.
Date
05/18/1794
Author
Recipient
Sent from
Philadelphia
Collection
Document number
1794081800201
Page start
1
Notable persons
Governor Henry Lee
Alexander Hamilton
privateer
Secretary of War
President United States
George Washington
Governor of Virginia
Notable locations
Virginia
Philadelphia
port
France
Notable items
weapons
French Privateers
military equipment
asylum