Regarding enforcement of treaties between United States and foreign powers and the matter of France selling prizes in port of Boston
Document 1796Asks about legal right of preventing the sale of French prizes being carried into port of Boston. Refers to some other accounts he has read in the newspaper. References the district attorney of Massachusetts; French counsel not to proceed.
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Draft Letter
Description
Asks about legal right of preventing the sale of French prizes being carried into port of Boston. Refers to some other accounts he has read in the newspaper. References the district attorney of Massachusetts; French counsel not to proceed.
Date
06/30/1796
Author
Recipient
Document number
1796063040001
Page start
1
Note
Partially illegible.
Notable persons
Timothy Pickering
William Rawle
George III King of Great Britain
Circuit Court of South Carolina
Attorney of Massachusetts District
French consul
Notable locations
Boston
South Carolina
Massachusetts
Notable items
treaties
laws
sale of prizes