Documents accompanying a bill to prevent citizens of the United States from selling vessels of war to the citizens or subjects of any foreign power, &c. &c. &c. : January 14, 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. 42466.

House document (United States. Congress. House) ; 14th Congress, 2nd session, no. 39.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Warships--Law and legislation--United States.

Warships.

Unneutral service.

Privateering--United States.

Privateering.

Warships--Law and legislation.

Latin America--History--Wars of Independence, 1806-1830.

Latin America.

History.

United States.

Physical Description:

13 pages, 1 unnumbered page ; 21 cm

Place of Publication:

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

System Details:

Mode of access: World Wide Web.

text file

Notes:

An exchange of correspondence between the chairman of the House Committee on Foreign Relations and the secretary of state, including supplemental documentation from the secretary consisting of extracts from letters to him concerning the arming of vessels to be used against Spain in Latin America.

At head of title: (39).

Correspondence of the chairman signed "John Forsyth;" that of the secretary signed "Jas. Monroe."

Last page blank.

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