Richard Dobbs Spaight
10 documents

Seizure of Foreign Shipping
01/13/1793 Copy of Signed DocumentKnox discusses the seizure of a ship and foreign affairs with Governor Richard Dobbs Spaight of North Carolina. Specifically the Spanish.
Henry Knox Papers
Actions Regarding Privateers & Captured Prizes
08/21/1793 Letter, Type UndeterminedLetter, directs actions re privateers & captured prizes; alludes to foreign hostilities & United States neutrality; discusses judicial system.
General Collection
Violations of Neutrality Act
07/01/1794 Autograph Letter SignedSecretary Knox writes Governor Richard Dobbs Spaight of North Carolina concerning rules for arming vessels of belligerent powers, in light of the Neutrality Act - and whether this is deemed an …
Gilder Lehrman Collection.
Knox transmits orders for embargo to Governor of North Carolina
03/26/1794 Printed Document SignedLetter, directs embargo on outbound vessels; mentions militia.
Henry Knox Papers
Seizure of a French Cruiser
01/06/1795 Letter SignedPickering orders the seizure of a French cruiser and discusses U. S. laws and neutrality.
Timothy Pickering Collection, 1776-1800
Pay of Officers & Men Securing Captured Vessels
03/13/1795 Draft Letter SignedHowell explains the regulations relative to the pay of officers and men charged with securing and taking care of captured vessels.
Post Revolutionary War Papers, 1784-1815. (RG94)
Encloses List of Potential Officers; Outlines Reimbursement Procedure
05/14/1799 Autograph Letter SignedIn preparation for officer appointments, has written to Governor Davis with a list of potential names, included here. Questions if it was proper to include Spaight's name. Makes it clear that if …
MMC, McHenry, James: Mm85004543
Letter from the Accountant of the War Department
02/03/1800 LetterbookSimmons requests the necessary vouchers to account for the purchase of Beacon Island in North Carolina. The Island was purchased from John Gray Blount.
Miscellaneous Letters Sent by the Accountant of the War Department and the Second Auditor, Apr 14, 1795-May 5, 1886. (RG217)
