Documents accompanying a bill to amend the acts for the government and regulation of seamen in the merchant service, and for the relief of distressed and destitute American seamen in foreign ports. : January 25, 1817. Laid before the House by the chairman of the Committee on Foreign Relations, and ordered to be printed.

Format:

Book

Government document

Author/Creator:

United States. Congress. House. Committee on Foreign Affairs.

Contributor:

Forsyth, John, 1780-1841.

Monroe, James, 1758-1831.

United States. Department of State.

United States. Congress 1816-1817). House.

Series:

Early American imprints. Second series ; no. 42465.

House document (United States. Congress. House) ; 14th Congress, 2nd session, no. 53.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Merchant mariners--Salaries, etc--Law and legislation--United States.

Merchant mariners.

Merchant mariners--United States.

Merchant mariners--Salaries, etc--Law and legislation.

United States.

Merchant marine--Management.

Merchant marine.

Physical Description:

18 pages ; 21 cm

Place of Publication:

[Washington, D.C.] : [William A. Davis], [1817]

System Details:

Mode of access: World Wide Web.

text file

Notes:

An exchange of correspondence between the chairman of the committee, John Forsyth, and Secretary of State James Monroe, including supplemental documentation from the secretary consisting of letters and reports concerning distressed American seamen in Canton and London.

Caption title.

At head of title, in square brackets: 53.

William A. Davis was printer to the House of Representatives for the 14th Congress.

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