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| Field name | Value |
|---|---|
| Collection Reference Number | GLC06930 |
| From Archive Folder | Documents Relating to 1798 |
| Title | Document signed by John Adams permitting French ships to leave the U.S. during undeclared Quasi-War |
| Date | 22 October 1798 |
| Author | Adams, John (1735-1826) |
| Additional authors | Pickering, Timothy (1745-1829) |
| Document Type | Correspondence |
| Content Description | This document grants a French ship permission to depart the U.S. en route to a French slave colony, St. Domingo, during the undeclared naval war with France. The text is written in the hand of Timothy Pickering. |
| Subjects | President Quasi-war Military History France Global History and Civics Foreign Affairs Slavery Caribbean Maritime Navy African American History |
| People | Adams, John (1735-1826) Pickering, Timothy (1745-1829) |
| Place written | Philadelphia, Pennsylvania |
| Theme | The Presidency; Foreign Affairs; African Americans; Slavery & Abolition; Naval & Maritime |
| Sub-collection | The Gilder Lehrman Collection, 1493-1859 |
| Copyright | The Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History |
| Module | Settlement, Commerce, Revolution and Reform: 1493-1859 |