Documents Refuting Claim of Seizure

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Type

Autograph Letter Signed

Description

Bond noted his possession of documents that refuted claims that Captain Home detained U.S. seamen unlawfully.

Date

11/30/1795

Author

Sent from

Philadelphia

Document number

1795113040001

Page start

1

Notable persons

Timothy Pickering
Phineas Bond
Captain Home
Governor
Fenner
British
seamen
ministers
Captain Tillinghast
William Jones
George White
majesty's government

Notable locations

Philadelphia
Rhode Island
Great Britain
London

Notable items

claims
detention of seamen
jurisdiction
territorial jurisdiction of United States
ship Africa
Rhode Island packet
pay
citizenship