Act Authorizing President to Command Navy for Seizure of French Ships Violating Treaties

Item

Type

Modern Printed Transcription of Letter/Document

Title

Act Authorizing President to Command Navy for Seizure of French Ships Violating Treaties

Description

Congress authorized seizure of French ships who captured vessels of commerce in U.S. waters; a violation of treaty.

year created

1798

month created

05

day created

28

in collection

note

print doc only

notable person/group

US Congress
President
navy

notable location

France
U.S.

notable item/thing

ships

notable idea/issue

seizure

document number

1798052893600

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: Naval Documents of the Quasi-War [unknown]

Document names

Type Name Location Notes
Author Congress of the United States [unknown] [n/a]