Treason Afoot

Item

Type

Modern Printed Transcription of Letter/Document

Title

Treason Afoot

Description

Afraid there are "persons pretending to possess the authority of our government" who entered into "treasonous conventions with Great Britain and Toussaint" McHenry advised Wolcott to obtain a copy of the free trade agreement with St. Domingo along with all other documents associated with this subject before Wolcott leaves the seat of government.

year created

1800

month created

10

day created

04

author

in collection

in publication

notable person/group

Oliver Wolcott
James McHenry
Tench Coxe
devil
attorney general
heads of department
Maitland
traitor
Toussaint
St. Domingo

notable location

seat of government
Baltimore
Maryland
Great Britain
England

notable item/thing

trade agreement

notable idea/issue

treason
treachery
power
trade
foreign policy
agreement
politics
power
authority

document number

1800100402200

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: Papers of Oliver Wolcott [unknown]

Document names

Type Name Location Notes
Author James McHenry [unknown] [n/a]
Recipient Oliver Wolcott, Jr. [unknown] [n/a]