Requested Apprehension of Illegally Armed Ship

Item

Type

Printed Document

Title

Requested Apprehension of Illegally Armed Ship

Description

Report of illegally armed French vessel escaped capture. It was requested the President authorize the seizure of the ship and all her equipment.

year created

1795

month created

01

day created

06

sent from location

War Department

recipient

in collection

note

handwritten copy of this document exists in copylog: ASJ doc number: 1795010600201. T. Pickering to different recipient.

notable person/group

Robert Brooke
Timothy Pickering
Ruault
captain

notable location

War Department
Virginia
Delaware
river
Philadelphia
Bombay Hook
port
Chesapeake

notable item/thing

vessel
ship
Les Jurneaux
"the twins"
cruizer
equipment
tackle
furnishings
stores

notable idea/issue

capture
seizure
illegal
armed
escape

document number

1795010613000

number of pages

2

Document instances

In image In source Location in source
[view document] (0 pages) [no image] Collection: Printed Versions [unknown]
[view document] (0 pages) [no image] Publication: Calendar of Virginia State Papers [unknown]

Document names

Type Name Location Notes
Author Timothy Pickering War Department [n/a]
Recipient Robert Brooke [unknown] [n/a]