Right of Neutral Navigation
Item
Type
Copy of document
Title
Right of Neutral Navigation
Description
Randolph notifes Hamilton, Knox, and Bradford that Denmark and Sweden have acknowledged the right of neutral navigation. He wonders if it would be advantageous for the President to send a commission to Europe to ascertain whether Mr. Jay should form a concert with those two nations in the pursuit of that principal with Britain and others.
year created
1794
month created
06
day created
30
author
recipient
in collection
in image
recipient note
Henry Knox; et al.
notable person/group
Edmund Randolph, Secretary of State
Alexander Hamilton, Secretary of the Treasury
Henry Knox, Secretary of War
William Bradford, Attorney General
[John] Jay
ministers of those nations at the Court of London
the President [Washington]
notable location
Denmark
Sweden
Great Britain
Europe
London
notable item/thing
right of neutral navigation
diplomatic character
document number
1794063040301
page start
1
number of pages
1
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Document instances
| In image | In source | Location in source | |
|---|---|---|---|
| [view document] (2 pages) | NCX14 (2 pages) | Collection: Wallace Papers | V:3, P:24. |
Document names
| Type | Name | Location | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Author | Edmund Randolph | [unknown] | [n/a] |
| Recipient | Alexander Hamilton | [unknown] | Additional recipients: Henry Knox and William Bradford |