Prize Schooner of French Navy Captured by Capt. Decatur

Item

Type

Author's Letterbook Copy

Title

Prize Schooner of French Navy Captured by Capt. Decatur

Description

Schooner with crew held at Fort Mifflin, Stoddert requested permission to take ship and make use of it, while detaining prisoners at the fort.

year created

1798

month created

07

day created

09

sent from location

Philadelphia

recipient

in collection

note

print doc only

notable person/group

James McHenry
Benjamin Stoddert
french
sailors
crew
Captain Decatur
prisoners

notable location

Philadelphia
Fort Mifflin
Pennsylvania
France
Delaware

notable item/thing

schooner
fort

notable idea/issue

quarantine laws

document number

1798070954200

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 Benjamin Stoddert Philadelphia [n/a]
Recipient James McHenry [unknown] [n/a]