Request for Cases

Item

Type

Autograph Letter Signed

Title

Request for Cases

Description

Governor requests that all future cases be brought before judicial tribunal instead of the federal government pursuing cases.

year created

1793

month created

08

day created

20

author

sent from location

War Department

sent to location

New Hampshire

in image

notable person/group

your excellency
President of United States
George Washington
captives
Josiah Bartlett
Henry Knox
privateer
French
pirates
federal government
belligerent parties
French privateer
courts
American citizens
neutrals
Governor of New Hampshire

notable location

New Hampshire
War Department
France

notable item/thing

case
judicial tribunal

notable idea/issue

neutrality
states rights

document number

1793082000101

page start

1

number of pages

1

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Document instances

In image In source Location in source
[view document] (1 pages) NAJ16 (1 pages) Collection: Executive Papers of Correspondence, 1793, Josiah Bartlett Bx 601033 1776-1786
[view document] (0 pages) [no image] Collection: Handwritten Transcripts [unknown]
[view document] (0 pages) [no image] Collection: Printed Versions [unknown]
[view document] (0 pages) [no image] Publication: The Papers of Josiah Bartlett [unknown]

Document names

Type Name Location Notes
Author Henry Knox War Department [n/a]
Recipient Governor Josiah Bartlett New Hampshire [n/a]