Letter Concerning A Captured French Privateer

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Type

Letter

Description

Describes incident surrounding a French privateer brought into Hampton, Virginia by the frigate Constitution.

Date

09/16/1798

Recipient

Document number

1798091640001

Page start

1

Note

Partially illegible

Notable persons

James McHenry
unknown

Notable items

frigate
Constitution
anchored
prize
ship
vessel
privateer
station
desertion
piracy