Arms for Vessels
Item
Type
Letterbook Copy
Title
Arms for Vessels
Description
Describes new rules concerning the fitting and arming of ships by belligerent nations in ports or harbors of the United States.
short description
Ltr, des new rules re arming ships
year created
1793
month created
08
day created
16
author
sent from location
War Department
recipient
sent to location
New York
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].
Knox wrote the same letter to other Governors. See Knox to Telfair, August 16, 1793.
Knox wrote the same letter to other Governors. See Knox to Telfair, August 16, 1793.
notable person/group
George Clinton
Henry Knox
notable location
New York
War Department
United States
State of New York
Charleston
Philadelphia
Delaware
notable item/thing
fitting out
prize
Citizen Genet
Sans Culottes
Vanquer de Bastille
cases
ships
notable phrase
known that the fitting out of
considered as incompatible with our present
after trying other measures in vain
finds itself at length constrained to
have hitherto been employed
to avoid
a further commitment of our peace
deliberation has decided that no
fitted
decision
request that within the
in any port
State of New York
would cause her to be ordered to
in case of
would take effect
desire of the
proper effort has been
without it
directed me to request that in case
sent or brought subsequent to the fist instant
any prize or prices into any port or harbor
such prize or prized to be immediately
on being restored to her former owner
it is also requested that you would
all cases and the evidences
of the communication
following are the names of
within the meaning of this latter
that have hitherto
of government
'Citizen Genet'
'Sans Culottes'
'Vanquer de Bastille'
document number
1793081600101
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) | AKA15 (3 pages) | Collection: Governor George Clinton Papers, Circular Letters and Letterbook of Official Correspondence and Proclamations | B:54, p. 505-506 |
Document names
| Type | Name | Location | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Author | Henry Knox | War Department | [n/a] |
| Recipient | George Clinton | New York | [n/a] |