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
recipient
in collection
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
Item sets
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] |