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| Field name | Value |
|---|---|
| Collection Reference Number | GLC02437.10355 |
| From Archive Folder | The Henry Knox Papers [0118] April-June 1793 |
| Title | Henry Knox to George Washington with opinions on privateering [incomplete] |
| Date | 16 May 1793 |
| Author | Knox, Henry (1750-1806) |
| Recipient | Washington, George |
| Document Type | Correspondence; Government document; Military document |
| Content Description | Letterpress copy. Opinions of governmental heads related to Genet's use of privateers manned and equipped by American citizens to capture British prizes and bring them into U.S. ports. Discussing whether British prizes taken by French privateers manned by Americans should be delivered to the British Minister: "The Secretary of State and the Attorney General were against the restoration and the Secretary of the Treasury and the Secretary of War were for it." Notes that the privateers were commissioned in Charleston, South Carolina by French Minister Edmond Charles Genet (referred to here as "Genest"). Further discusses Genet's jurisdiction and the United State's neutrality. Letterpress copy, missing final page. The creator, recipient and date are derived from a sent copy in the George Washington Papers at the Library of Congress. |
| Subjects | Global History and Civics Foreign Affairs Privateering Military History France French Revolution Government and Civics President Diplomacy Neutrality Maritime |
| People | Knox, Henry (1750-1806) Washington, George (1732-1799) Genêt, Edmond Charles Édouard (1763-1834) |
| Theme | Government & Politics; Naval & Maritime |
| Sub-collection | The Henry Knox Papers |
| Additional Information | Edmund Randolph was Secretary of State 1794-1795; William Bradford was Attorney General 1794-1795; Alexander Hamilton was Secretary of the Treasury 1788-1795; Henry Knox was Secretary of War 1789-1794. |
| Copyright | The Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History |
| Module | Settlement, Commerce, Revolution and Reform: 1493-1859 |