Vessels Arming and Arriving in American Ports
Item
Type
Document Signed
Title
Vessels Arming and Arriving in American Ports
Description
Jefferson, Hamilton, and Knox provide their opinion respecting the disposition of sundry foreign vessels arming and arriving in American ports. The President has declared that each case should be decided strictly according to the law and comforming with treaties negotiated by the United States and will therefore refer these cases to persons knowledgeable in the said laws.
year created
1793
month created
07
day created
12
author
sent from location
Philadelphia
in collection
in publication
note
The document was approved by Jefferson, Hamilton, and Knox. It is in the handwriting of Jefferson.
notable person/group
Thomas Jefferson, Secretary of State
Alexander Hamilton, Secretary of the Treasury
Henry Knox, Secretary of War
heads of the departments [cabinet]
Ministers Plenipotentiary of France and Great Britain
Executive of the U.S. [Washington]
persons learned in the laws
Judges of the Supreme Court
the Governor [Mifflin}
notable location
Philadelphia
notable item/thing
summons from the President [Washington]
vessels arming and arriving in our ports
treaties of the U.S.
laws respecting said cases
"Little Sarah" or "Little Democrat"
ship "Jane": ship "William" in the Delaware
"Citoyen Genet" and her prizes
brigs "Lovely Lass' and "Prince William Henry"
brig "Fanny" in the Chesapeake
further order of the President
matters of public concern
notable phrase
...it is their opinion that letters be written to the said Ministers informing them that the Executive of the U.S., desirous of having done what shall be strictly conformable to the treaties of the U.S. and the laws respecting the said cases, has determined to refer the questions arising therein to persons learned in the laws
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document number
1793071200000
Item sets
Document instances
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| [view document] (0 pages) | [no image] | Collection: Printed Versions | [unknown] |
| [view document] (0 pages) | [no image] | Publication: The Papers of Alexander Hamilton | [unknown] |
Document names
| Type | Name | Location | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Author | Thomas Jefferson | Philadelphia | Additional authors: Alexander Hamilton and Henry Knox. |