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Knox, Henry, 1750-1806 to Richard Dobbs Spaight, Jr.

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC01074 Author/Creator: Knox, Henry, 1750-1806 Place Written: Philadelphia, Pennsylvania Type: Manuscript letter signed Date: July 1, 1794 Pagination: 2 p. : docket ; Height: 32 cm, Width: 20 cm Order a Copy

Secretary of War Knox writes from the War Department to North Carolina's Governor Spaight regarding American regulations restricting the arming of U.S. vessels and those of belligerent nations. Discusses special cases in which American vessels could be armed, as long as they were not colluding to violate neutrality towards the British and French. Notes that such a decision must first be approved by the President of the United States. Marked "Registered" on docket page.

Knox, Henry, 1750-1806
Spaight, Richard Dobbs, 1758-1802

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