American citizens in captivity in Algiers
Item
Type
Printed Document
Title
American citizens in captivity in Algiers
Description
Secretary of State Randolph informs the rest of Washington's Cabinet that citizens in Boston and Norfolk have carried subscriptions for monies to be given for relief of the "Unhappy Citizens of the United States now in captivity in Algiers." Randolph states that the Executive Branch possesses no authority to appropriate private money to such objects, but that the citizens should do so themselves. The United States for many years struggled with the Algiers pirates in the Mediterranean Sea.
year created
1794
month created
06
day created
17
author
sent from location
Philadelphia
secondary recipient
in collection
in publication
note
Copy,RG 59, Miscellaneous Letters, 1790-1799, National Archives.
recipient note
William Bradford; Alexander Hamilton; and Henry Knox.
notable person/group
William Bradford
Alexander Hamilton
Henry Knox
Edmund Randolph
Cabinet
pirates
notable location
Philadelphia
Boston
Norfolk
Algiers
Mediterranean
notable item/thing
monies
subscriptions
piracy
document number
1794061740000
Item sets
Document instances
| In image | In source | Location in source | |
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| [view document] (0 pages) | [no image] | Collection: Printed Versions | [unknown] |
| [view document] (0 pages) | [no image] | Publication: The Papers of Alexander Hamilton | [unknown] |
Document names
| Type | Name | Location | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Author | Edmund Randolph | Philadelphia | [n/a] |
| Recipient | William Bradford | [unknown] | [n/a] |
| Recipient | Henry Knox | [unknown] | [n/a] |
| Recipient | Alexander Hamilton | [unknown] | [n/a] |