Notification of and Comments on French Raising of Embargo on American Ships

Item

Type

Letter Signed

Title

Notification of and Comments on French Raising of Embargo on American Ships

Description

Forwards the U.S. Consul-General at Paris' letter informing of the French Directory's decision to raise the embargo on American ships. Comments on how this will affect American ships now detained in French ports, and other ships bound for France.

year created

1798

month created

08

day created

28

sent from location

Bordeaux

recipient

sent to location

Philadelphia

in collection

in image

note

Enclosed in Pickering to Adams, 10/13/1798.

notable person/group

Timothy Pickering
Joseph Fenwick
Dutch

notable location

Philadelphia
Bordeaux
France
Delaware

notable item/thing

family
ship Franklin
embargo
merchant
articles
dungeon
revival
treaty
nobles

document number

1798082840101

page start

4

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Document instances

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[view document] (9 pages) IDE16 (9 pages) Collection: John Adams Papers R: 391

Document names

Type Name Location Notes
Author Joseph Fenwick Bordeaux [n/a]
Recipient Timothy Pickering Philadelphia [n/a]