Concerning Naval Force adequate to protection of commerce of the United States against Algiers.
Item
Type
Printed Document
Title
Concerning Naval Force adequate to protection of commerce of the United States against Algiers.
Description
A report from a Congressional committee regarding the best course of action to take to protect the commerce of the United States against corsairs from Algeria. Proposes a number of vessels and various taxes to fund the shipbuilding and crews. Read to the House of Representatives on January 20, 1794.
short description
Concerning Naval Force adequate to protection of commerce of the United States against Algiers.
year created
1794
month created
01
day created
20
in collection
in publication
note
Copy of letter printed in American State Papers, Naval Affairs Series, vol. 1, 5-available at http://memory.loc.gov/ammem/amlaw/lwsplink.html.
notable person/group
Mr. Fitzsimmons
Thomas Fitzsimons
Algerians
Algerines
officers and seamen
President of the United States
House of Representatives
Congressional committee
Algerian corsairs
notable location
Algeria
United States
notable item/thing
naval force
light vessels
guns
ships
naval armament
stores and provisions
duty
stone ware
earthen ware
marble and slate, bricks
salt
foreign trade
revenues
notable idea/issue
naval protection
document number
1794012093600
number of pages
2
Item sets
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| [view document] (0 pages) | [no image] | Publication: Naval Documents of Barbary Wars | [unknown] |
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