Arming Vessels
Item
Type
Letterbook Copy
Title
Arming Vessels
Description
Regulations concerning arming and equipping ships by belligerent powers in ports of the United States.
short description
Ltr, des reg to arm & equip ships in US
year created
1793
month created
08
author
recipient
in collection
in image
note
This document is a surviving fragment of the George Clinton Papers, which suffered extensive damage in a 1911 fire in the State Capitol [New York].
notable person/group
George Clinton
Henry Knox
President of the United States
privateers
belligerent parties
Secretary of War
George Washington
notable location
United States
France
United Netherlands
Prussia
State of New York
New York
port
notable item/thing
arming and equipping ships by belligerent powers
applications having been made by the Governors of
precise rules to direct their conduct in pursuance of
adopt the following regulations for the preservation of our
from the general laws of Nations
original arming and equipping of vessels in the port
by any of the belligerent parties for military service offensive or
equipments of merchant vessels by either of them as such, is
equipments in t he ports
vessels of war in the
government of any of the belligerent parties
doubtful nature as being applicable either to commerce or war
which shall have made prize of the subject people or property
with their prizes
vessels fitted for merchandize and war
privateers
France
except those stranded
treaty
article
vessels of the parties not armed, or armed
shall not have
rules
lawfully engage or inlist their
inhabitants of the United States
request that your
in Chief of your Militia would in the
all practices throughout the State of New York
regulations or the neutrality of the
happyness of our country.
notable phrase
applications having been made by the Governors of
precise rules to direct their conduct in pursuance of
adopt the following regulations for the preservation of our
from the general laws of Nations
original arming and equipping of vessels in the port
by any of the belligerent parties for military service offensive or
equipments of merchant vessels by either of them as such, is
equipments in t he ports
vessels of war in the
government of any of the belligerent parties
doubtful nature as being applicable either to commerce or war
which shall have made prize of the subject people or property
with their prizes
vessels fitted for merchandize and war
privateers
France
except those stranded
treaty
article
vessels of the parties not armed, or armed
shall not have
rules
lawfully engage or inlist their
inhabitants of the United States
request that your
in Chief of your Militia would in the
all practices throughout the State of New York
regulations or the neutrality of the
happyness of our country.
document number
1793089900001
page start
1
number of pages
2
Item sets
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Document instances
| In image | In source | Location in source | |
|---|---|---|---|
| [view document] (3 pages) | AKA14 (3 pages) | Collection: Governor George Clinton Papers, Circular Letters and Letterbook of Official Correspondence and Proclamations | B:54, p.504-505 |
Document names
| Type | Name | Location | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Author | Henry Knox | [unknown] | [n/a] |
| Recipient | George Clinton | [unknown] | [n/a] |