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| Field name | Value |
|---|---|
| Collection Reference Number | GLC02437.05122 |
| From Archive Folder | The Henry Knox Papers [0101] July-August 1791 |
| Title | Henry Knox to John Coffin Jones regarding permission for a trading voyage to China |
| Date | 15 August 1791 |
| Author | Knox, Henry (1750-1806) |
| Recipient | Jones, John Coffin |
| Document Type | Correspondence; Business and financial document |
| Content Description | References receiving a letter from Jones (GLC02437.05110), but does not note the date. Tells him it will be necessary to obtain a sea letter or passport signed by President George Washington. To get them the owner or owners must make an oath that the vessel and the cargo are the property of citizens of the United States. Also, the captain, officers, and most of the crew must be United States citizens. Upon completion of this he can help them get the proper paperwork. |
| Subjects | Revolutionary War General President Maritime Oath Global History and Civics Government and Civics |
| People | Knox, Henry (1750-1806) Jones, John Coffin (1750-1829) |
| Place written | Philadelphia, Pennsylvania |
| Theme | Merchants & Commerce; Naval & Maritime; Law; The Presidency |
| Sub-collection | The Henry Knox Papers |
| Copyright | The Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History |
| Module | Settlement, Commerce, Revolution and Reform: 1493-1859 |
| Related documents | Letter from John Coffin Jones to Henry Knox on the China trade and a voyage to sell furs |