Employment of Privateers
Item
Type
Letterbook Copy
Title
Employment of Privateers
Description
Policy toward commissioning of privateers [burned fragment, illegible in large part].
short description
Ltr, dis commissioning privateers
year created
1793
month created
05
author
sent from location
War Department
recipient
in collection
in image
note
This document is a surviving fragment of the George Clinton Papers, which suffered extensive damage in a 1911 fire at the State Capitol [New York].
created note
The date (month, year) was determined by the item's placement in the letterbook.
notable person/group
George Clinton
Henry Knox
President
privateers
notable location
War Department
United States
Carolina
notable item/thing
vessels
belligerence
preservation of peace
war
notable phrase
In consequence of a
at the port of
two vessels were commissioned
as privateers on behalf of on to the belligerents
his proclamation
same together with
of such conduct have engaged his
the President deeming
practice to be inconsistent with the duty
with the preservation of the peace of the
same not being required by an treaty
has concluded that
to be adopted and pursued to
and in as much as such
parties at War or their subjects
the jurisdiction
states which would fall within
case stated in
any vessel in respect to the place
vessel in respect to
place, but will be pleased
that he may
action thereon as now appears proper
document number
1793059900001
page start
1
number of pages
2
Item sets
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Document instances
| In image | In source | Location in source | |
|---|---|---|---|
| [view document] (3 pages) | AKA08 (3 pages) | Collection: Governor George Clinton Papers, Circular Letters and Letterbook of Official Correspondence and Proclamations | B:54, p.482-483 |
Document names
| Type | Name | Location | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Author | Henry Knox | War Department | [n/a] |
| Recipient | George Clinton | [unknown] | [n/a] |