Prizes
Item
Type
Letter Signed
Title
Prizes
Description
Directs actions to recover captured prizes.
short description
Ltr, dir actions to recover prizes.
year created
1793
month created
08
day created
16
author
sent from location
War Department
recipient
in collection
in image
notable person/group
John Hancock
Henry Knox
President of the United States
privateers
Consul
notable location
War Department
Massachusetts
notable item/thing
privateers
prizes
notable phrase
President of the United States
your Excellency
privateers specified in my letter
bring or send any prizes into any harbour or part of the state
prizes to be restored to the persons who were masters or owners at the time of their being captured
Consul
the power to which the prize belonged
time of its capture
delivered
orders
document number
1793081600801
page start
1
Item sets
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Document instances
| In image | In source | Location in source | |
|---|---|---|---|
| [view document] (1 pages) | AID07 (1 pages) | Collection: Gilder Lehrman Collection. | GLC04109 |
Document names
| Type | Name | Location | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Author | Henry Knox | War Department | [n/a] |
| Recipient | John Hancock | [unknown] | [n/a] |