Impressment of American Seamen
Document 1800Hamilton sends a paragraph from the [Hartford] "Connecticut Courant" respecting an account of the British capture of any American vessel that affords the slightest pretext for impressing American seamen.
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Type
Autograph Letter Signed
Description
Hamilton sends a paragraph from the [Hartford] "Connecticut Courant" respecting an account of the British capture of any American vessel that affords the slightest pretext for impressing American seamen.
Date
04/24/1800
Author
Recipient
Sent from
New York
Collection
Document number
1800042437400
Note
Published in The Papers of Alexander Hamilton, vol XXIV, page 426.
Notable persons
Alexander Hamilton
Timothy Pickering
American seamen
Commodore Truxton
Notable locations
New Haven
Connecticut
Notable items
newspaper
elections
vessel