Treason Afoot
Document 1800Afraid there are "persons pretending to possess the authority of our government" who entered into "treasonous conventions with Great Britain and Toussaint" McHenry advised Wolcott to obtain a copy of the free trade agreement with St. Domingo along with all other documents associated with this subject before Wolcott leaves the seat of government.
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Afraid there are "persons pretending to possess the authority of our government" who entered into "treasonous conventions with Great Britain and Toussaint" McHenry advised Wolcott to obtain a copy of the free trade agreement with St. Domingo along with all other documents associated with this subject before Wolcott leaves the seat of government.
Date
10/04/1800
Author
Recipient
Collection
Document number
1800100402200
Notable persons
Oliver Wolcott
James McHenry
Tench Coxe
devil
attorney general
heads of department
Maitland
traitor
Toussaint
St. Domingo
Notable locations
seat of government
Baltimore
Maryland
Great Britain
England
Notable items
trade agreement