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Adams, John, 1735-1826 re: permitting French ship to depart U.S. during undeclared Quasi-War

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC06930 Author/Creator: Adams, John, 1735-1826 Place Written: Philadelphia, Pennsylvania Type: Letter signed Date: 1798/10/22 Pagination: 1 p. + docket Order a Copy

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.

Adams, John, 1735-1826
Pickering, Timothy, 1745-1829

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