Detained Frigate
Item
Type
Letterbook Copy
Title
Detained Frigate
Description
Discusses case of prize taken by French Frigate.
short description
Ltr, dis prize taken by French Frigate
year created
1793
month created
08
day created
02
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 in the State Capitol [New York]. Cited in Knox to Clinton, 08/08/1793.
cited note
Cited document sent from the War Office
notable person/group
George Clinton
Henry Knox
President of the United States
France
George Washington
Captain
notable location
War Department
New York.
notable item/thing
treaty
treaty with France
communications
ship Catherine
ship
frigate
prize
notable phrase
has directed me to make the following
that if the vessel mentioned in your
New York by
Frigate be a prize taken
aught not to be detained but ordered to
have left
a reasonable delay
be not a prize
appointed for
relatively
conduct of the
ship will be
attended to.
document number
1793080200001
page start
1
number of pages
1
Item sets
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Document instances
| In image | In source | Location in source | |
|---|---|---|---|
| [view document] (4 pages) | AKA11 (4 pages) | Collection: Governor George Clinton Papers, Circular Letters and Letterbook of Official Correspondence and Proclamations | B:54, p. 502 |
Document names
| Type | Name | Location | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Author | Henry Knox | War Department | [n/a] |
| Recipient | George Clinton | [unknown] | [n/a] |