Asylum

Item

Type

Autograph Letter Signed

Title

Asylum

Description

Presidential decision not to grant asylum to any armed vessel or privateer. Requests Governor's assistance in enforcing this new mandate.

short description

Asylum

year created

1793

month created

08

day created

16

author

sent from location

War Department

in image

notable person/group

Edward Telfair
Henry Knox
privateer
Executive
George Washington
President
parties at war
militia

notable location

War Department
Georgia
ports
harbor
Charleston
South Carolina
Philadelphia
Delaware

notable item/thing

privateers
armed vessel
cruiser
asylum
early departure
vessel
ship
seized
transmit in writing
cases
Citizen Genet
Sans Culottes
Vanqueur de Bastille
Petit Democrat
Caramagnole

notable idea/issue

asylum
protection
neutrality

document number

1793081600201

page start

1

number of pages

3

Transcribe this document

Document instances

In image In source Location in source
[view document] (3 pages) WAF07 (3 pages) Collection: Georgia Military Affairs, Volume 1,1775-1793. pp. 436-437.

Document names

Type Name Location Notes
Author Henry Knox War Department [n/a]
Recipient Governor Edward Telfair [unknown] [n/a]