Instruction to Set Sail Immediately
Document 1798Raids by armed vessels on Southern Coast within "our jurisdictional limits" prompted a quick and immediate reaction from the United States to call to arms of all sailing vessels. Truxton to receive orders shortly.
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Raids by armed vessels on Southern Coast within "our jurisdictional limits" prompted a quick and immediate reaction from the United States to call to arms of all sailing vessels. Truxton to receive orders shortly.
Date
05/25/1798
Author
Recipient
Sent from
Philadelphia
Collection
Document number
1798052514000
Notable persons
Captain Thomas Truxtun
James McHenry
Truxton
Notable locations
Baltimore
Philadelphia