Regarding American Citizens in Affairs of Prizes Taken by Illegally Equipped French Privateers
Item
Type
Letter Signed
Title
Regarding American Citizens in Affairs of Prizes Taken by Illegally Equipped French Privateers
Description
Referring to his contemporaneous letter concerning the return to their owners of ships captured by certain French privateers, Knox transmits Washington's order that any American or neutral citizens caught up in such affairs be referred to American courts, though no such incidents have yet occurred.
year created
1793
month created
08
day created
20
author
sent from location
War Department
recipient
sent to location
Connecticut
in collection
in image
note
Cited in Knox to Huntington, 09/07/1793.
The collection duplicates itself.
The collection duplicates itself.
cited note
Cited document sent from the War Office
notable person/group
Sam Huntington
Henry Knox
President Washington
His Excellency Governor Huntington
Governor Connecticut
Secretary of War
President of United States
belligerent parties
neutral citizens
notable location
France
Connecticut
War Department
notable item/thing
courts
ships
privateers
judicial tribunals
captives
French privateers
document number
1793082000301
page start
1
number of pages
1
Item sets
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Document instances
| In image | In source | Location in source | |
|---|---|---|---|
| [view document] (2 pages) | PCT09 (2 pages) | Collection: Jonathan Trumbull Jr. Papers | #19. |
Document names
| Type | Name | Location | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Author | Henry Knox | War Department | [n/a] |
| Recipient | Samuel Huntington | Connecticut | [n/a] |