Privateer Prize
Item
Type
Letter Signed
Title
Privateer Prize
Description
Directs vessels returned to owners; discusses privateers.
short description
Ltr, dir vessels restored to owners.
year created
1793
month created
08
day created
19
author
sent from location
War Department
recipient
sent to location
Pennsylvania
in collection
in image
notable person/group
Thomas Mifflin
Henry Knox
privateers
Trumble
President of the United States
Masters or Owners
Minister of the Power
notable location
Pennsylvania
War Department
Mud Island
notable item/thing
prizes
vessels
little Democrat
captures
property
privateers unlawfully equipd
notable phrase
directed me to request that you would please to cause the said vessels to be restored to their late masters or owners at the time they were so captured together with all the property belonging to them
prizes be delivered to the order of the minister of the power to which the said prizes belonged at the time they were captured
document number
1793081900201
page start
1
number of pages
2
Item sets
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Document instances
| In image | In source | Location in source | |
|---|---|---|---|
| [view document] (2 pages) | BWA01 (2 pages) | Collection: Franklin D. Roosevelt Naval & Maritime Collection | F: Henry Knox. |
Document names
| Type | Name | Location | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Author | Henry Knox | War Department | [n/a] |
| Recipient | Thomas Mifflin | Pennsylvania | [n/a] |