Capturing of merchant vessels
Document 1800Letter to the President of the United States regarding the belligerent capture of neutral merchant vessels, particularly by Great Britain. The letter addresses neutral vessels carrying enemy goods, seizure of cargo, and the delivery of deserters from British Vessels.
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Type
Autograph Letter Signed
Description
Letter to the President of the United States regarding the belligerent capture of neutral merchant vessels, particularly by Great Britain. The letter addresses neutral vessels carrying enemy goods, seizure of cargo, and the delivery of deserters from British Vessels.
Date
04/16/1800
Author
Recipient
Sent from
War Department
Repository
Collection
Document number
1800041600201
Page start
1
Notable persons
John Adams
James McHenry
Secretary of War
President of the United States
belligerent power
merchants
thieves
pirates
Secretary of State
Timothy Pickering
crew
America
Great Britian
deserters
seamen
Mr. Liston
Notable locations
War Department
Great Britain
Notable items
merchant vessels
Laws of Neutrality
vessel
cargo
prize
capture
property
war
contraband
enemy goods
neutral vessel
right to search
Law of Nations
treaty