Privateers
Item
Type
Autograph Letter Signed
Title
Privateers
Description
U.S. position of neutrality prevents any ships from being outfitted with weapons in U.S. ports, and no privateers or cruisers can be granted asylum.
short description
Privateers
year created
1793
month created
08
day created
16
author
sent from location
War Department
recipient
in collection
in image
notable person/group
Governor Henry Lee
Henry Knox
privateer
pirate
neutral
Executive
President
George Washington
militia
former owners
parties at war
notable location
War Department
ports
Virginia
Charleston
South Carolina
Philadelphia
Delaware
notable item/thing
privateers
ships
prize
weapons
cruiser
fitting out
armed vessel
vessel
transmit in writing
cases
evidence
Citizen Genet
Sans Culotte
Vanqueur de Bastille
Petit Democrat
Caramagnole
notable idea/issue
privateering
asylum
neutrality
document number
1793081600701
page start
1
number of pages
3
Item sets
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Document instances
| In image | In source | Location in source | |
|---|---|---|---|
| [view document] (3 pages) | NCU20 (3 pages) | Collection: Dreer Collection | Amer.Statesmen, V:4. |
Document names
| Type | Name | Location | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Author | Henry Knox | War Department | [n/a] |
| Recipient | Henry Lee | [unknown] | [n/a] |