Illegal Actions for Belligerent Ship Outfitting in American Ports, to Extend to Neutral Nations & Most American Ships
Item
Type
Letter Signed
Title
Illegal Actions for Belligerent Ship Outfitting in American Ports, to Extend to Neutral Nations & Most American Ships
Description
Establishes a uniform principle of what outfitting actions taken by belligerent European ships in American ports are illegal. Any alterations to guns or creation of new carriages or portholes are illegal. Describes how a British privateer was made to conform to these rules. To keep neutrals from outfitting privateers for belligerents, these bans are extended to all vessels. Declares that American ships are neutral, and should not be outfitted in similar fashions unless they can prove the necessity of such preparations. Encloses a further rule on privateers sailing out of U.S. ports and a Congressional act for punishing crimes [neither is included].
year created
1794
month created
07
day created
01
author
sent from location
War Department
recipient
sent to location
Connecticut
in collection
in image
notable person/group
Sam Huntington
Henry Knox
British privateer
belligerents
neutral nations
the Governor of Connecticut
notable location
Connecticut
states
War Department
American ports
Philadelphia
United States
notable item/thing
ships
guns
carriages
portholes
vessels
notable idea/issue
legality
preventing belligerence
neutrality
document number
1794070100301
page start
1
number of pages
2
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Document instances
| In image | In source | Location in source | |
|---|---|---|---|
| [view document] (2 pages) | PCT12 (2 pages) | Collection: Jonathan Trumbull Jr. Papers | #22. |
Document names
| Type | Name | Location | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Author | Henry Knox | War Department | [n/a] |
| Recipient | Samuel Huntington | Connecticut | [n/a] |