French Prize Ships
Item
Type
Letterbook Copy
Title
French Prize Ships
Description
Discusses French prize ships.
short description
Ltr, dis French prize ships
year created
1793
month created
11
day created
15
author
sent from location
Germantown
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]. Cited in Knox to Clinton, 11/24/1793.
cited note
Cited document sent from the War Office
notable person/group
George Clinton
Henry Knox
President of the United States
Secretary of War
Governor of New York
notable location
Germantown
Philadelphia
ports
New York
notable phrase
city of Philadelphia
general government
your Excellency
September
were duly instructed
that although the
La petite Demont
guns
come into our ports, it is conceived
to be ordered to her force at the time
Ambuscade
La Carmagnole
like equipments
French prize ships
document number
1793111500001
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) | AKA20 (2 pages) | Collection: Governor George Clinton Papers, Circular Letters and Letterbook of Official Correspondence and Proclamations | B:54, p.533 |
Document names
| Type | Name | Location | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Author | Henry Knox | Germantown | [n/a] |
| Recipient | George Clinton | [unknown] | [n/a] |