Embargo
Type
Printed Document Signed
Title
Embargo
Description
Letter from Secretary of War, Henry Knox, which instructs the Governor of Virginia that Congress has just passed an embrago on all ships entering from foreign ports for the next thirty days. Knox hopes that the Governor will enforce this embargo fully and promptly.
short description
Ltr, dir embargo foreign bound vessels.
year created
1794
month created
03
day created
26
author
sent from location
War Department
recipient
in collection
in image
note
Circular letter from the Secretary of War to the Governors. See Knox to Spaight, 03/26/1794, Knox to Fenner, 03/26/1794, and Knox to Lee, 03/26/1794.
notable person/group
Governor Henry Lee
Henry Knox
Governor of Virginia
President of the United States
Congress
notable location
War Department
Philadelphia
Virginia
foreign ports
notable item/thing
vessels
shipping
embargo
document number
1794032600101
page start
1
number of pages
3
