Appropriate Implementation of State Militias, Etc.
Item
Type
Letter Signed
Title
Appropriate Implementation of State Militias, Etc.
Description
Letter, describes measures to prevent foreign arms and aggression; discusses fitting and manning vessels as privateers; discusses neutrality of United States; mentions the power of the governor to use his state militia if they deem it appropriate.
year created
1793
month created
05
day created
24
author
sent from location
War Department
recipient
sent to location
Governor of Delaware
in collection
in image
note
Circular letter from the Secretary of War to the State Governors. See Knox to Fenner, 05/24/1793, Knox to Lee 05/24/1793, Knox to Telfair, 05/24/1793, Knox to Huntington, 05/24/1793, and Knox to Clayton, 05/24/1793.
notable person/group
Joshua Clayton
Henry Knox
parties at war
Commander in Chief of the Militia
notable location
War Department
Charleston, South Carolina
notable item/thing
vessels
belligerent powers
privateers
duties of neutrality
preservation of the peace
treaty
rights of the United States
notable phrase
proceeding by any of the parties at war or their subjects or citizens is an infraction of the jurisdiction and rights of the United States which would fall within the principle and remedy of the case stated in my letter
further instructed by the President of the United States to signify to your excellency in your capacity of commander in chief of the militia of your state his desire and request that if the practice which has been mentioned should at any time occur in your state you will effectually interpose to put a stop to it
detain any vessel in respect to which the proceeding shall take place
notify them of the circumstances of the case and the steps which you may have taken to the end that he may give such further direction thereon as may appear proper
deeming the toleration of such a practice to be inconsistent with the duties of neutrality and with the preservation of the peace of the nation
required by any treaty of the United States
concluded that effectual measures ought to be adopted and pursued to prevent a repetition of it
nature and tendency of such conduct
engaged his serious attention and deliberation
consequence of a representation to the president of the United states that lately at the port of Charleston in South Carolina two vessels were commissioned, equipped and manned as privateers on behalf of one of the belligerent powers named in his proclamation
document number
1793052400001
page start
1
number of pages
3
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| In image | In source | Location in source | |
|---|---|---|---|
| [view document] (4 pages) | RDB07 (4 pages) | Collection: RG 1300 Executive Papers | Reel 8, frame 294-295 |
Document names
| Type | Name | Location | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Author | Henry Knox | War Department | [n/a] |
| Recipient | Joshua Clayton | Governor of Delaware | [n/a] |