Embargo

Item

Type

Printed Document Signed

Title

Embargo

Description

Letter from Secretary of War, Henry Knox, which instructs the Governor of Virginia that Congress has just passed an embrago on all ships entering from foreign ports for the next thirty days. Knox hopes that the Governor will enforce this embargo fully and promptly.

short description

Ltr, dir embargo foreign bound vessels.

year created

1794

month created

03

day created

26

author

sent from location

War Department

recipient

in collection

in image

note

Circular letter from the Secretary of War to the Governors. See Knox to Spaight, 03/26/1794, Knox to Fenner, 03/26/1794, and Knox to Lee, 03/26/1794.

notable person/group

Governor Henry Lee
Henry Knox
Governor of Virginia
President of the United States
Congress

notable location

War Department
Philadelphia
Virginia
foreign ports

notable item/thing

vessels
shipping
embargo

document number

1794032600101

page start

1

number of pages

3

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Document instances

In image In source Location in source
[view document] (3 pages) NCU24 (3 pages) Collection: Dreer Collection Amer.Statesmen, V:4.

Document names

Type Name Location Notes
Author Henry Knox War Department [n/a]
Recipient Henry Lee [unknown] [n/a]