Instructions to the Commanders of Armed Vessels

Item

Type

Modern Printed Transcription of Letter/Document

Title

Instructions to the Commanders of Armed Vessels

Description

President gave order to armed naval vessels to capture any French ship that violates the Law of Nations and the treaties between the United States and France.

year created

1798

month created

05

day created

28

author

in collection

notable person/group

John Adams

notable location

France
coast

notable idea/issue

capture

document number

1798052893700

number of pages

1

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 John Adams [unknown] [n/a]