Late Depredations on American Commerce
Document 1797Pickering laments deteriorating relations with France whose privateers continue to capture American vessels despite American declarations of neutrality.
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Type
Autograph Letter Signed
Description
Pickering laments deteriorating relations with France whose privateers continue to capture American vessels despite American declarations of neutrality.
Date
02/02/1797
Author
Recipient
Sent from
Philadelphia
Repository
Collection
Document number
1797020240301
Page start
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Notable persons
James McHenry
Timothy Pickering
Lanthonax and the other agents of the French government
Mr. Adet
three Swedes and two Danes
French consul at Cadiz
enemies of France
Notable locations
Philadelphia
British ports
West Indies
Spain
Spanish port of Centa on the Barbary Coast
Notable items
Mr. Swan's letter to General Smith
late depredations on American commerce
communications from France
"Heads of Power"
special agent of the French Directory
American vessels
horses and other contraband
orders issued by the French government
capturing of American vessels
privateers
neutral vessels
latest information from Spain