Illicit French Privateers Flouting U.S. Authority to Be Stripped of Military Equipment If Entering U.S. Ports Again
Item
Type
Letter Signed
Title
Illicit French Privateers Flouting U.S. Authority to Be Stripped of Military Equipment If Entering U.S. Ports Again
Description
Explains that the government has suffered much embarrassment from illicit French privateers running from one American port to the next, effectively getting the asylum that was to be denied to them because of their illegality. Transmits the president's new order, that all these privateers be informed that if they enter American ports again they will be stripped of all their military equipment; asks that Huntington enforce this rule in Connecticut.
year created
1794
month created
08
day created
18
author
sent from location
Philadelphia
recipient
sent to location
Connecticut
in collection
in image
notable person/group
Sam Huntington
Alexander Hamilton
Governor Connecticut
Secretary of Treasury
French
President of United States
George Washington
foreign powers
Secretary of War
notable location
Connecticut
Philadelphia
port
district
notable item/thing
French privateers
military equipment
asylum
connivance
evasion
bloodshed
force
resolution
document number
1794081800101
page start
1
number of pages
2
Item sets
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| In image | In source | Location in source | |
|---|---|---|---|
| [view document] (2 pages) | PCT16 (2 pages) | Collection: Jonathan Trumbull Jr. Papers | #25. |
Document names
| Type | Name | Location | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Author | Alexander Hamilton | Philadelphia | [n/a] |
| Recipient | Samuel Huntington | Connecticut | [n/a] |