Neutrality
Item
Type
Letterbook Copy
Title
Neutrality
Description
Threats to neutrality.
short description
Ltr, dis treats to neutrality
year created
1793
month created
11
day created
24
author
sent from location
New York
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
Delawares
Mr. Genet
Secretary of War
Governor of New York
His excellency
notable location
New York
Delaware
notable item/thing
Executive
honor
notable idea/issue
neutrality
notable phrase
letter
warlike
manner in the
of the sixteenth of August
but of
divests himself
mentioned in my letters
condition
directed my to acknowledge your Excellency letter of 24th Instant with it
Mr Genet
that the rules which have been transmitted
were formed upon the
indispensable for the preservation of our four
have been transmitted
were formed upon the most mature deliberation
as indispensable for the preservation of our neutrality have been measured out impartially as far as
been known to the to the Executive of the United States
which I had the honor to transmit this day
Carmagno
case
honor.
document number
1793112400001
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) | AKA21 (3 pages) | Collection: Governor George Clinton Papers, Circular Letters and Letterbook of Official Correspondence and Proclamations | B:54, p.538-539 |
Document names
| Type | Name | Location | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Author | Henry Knox | New York | [n/a] |
| Recipient | George Clinton | [unknown] | [n/a] |