Knox advises Jones to obtain a sea letter for passport
Item
Type
Autograph Letter
Title
Knox advises Jones to obtain a sea letter for passport
Description
Letter, advises re procuring sea letter.
short description
Ltr, adv re procuring sea letter.
year created
1791
month created
08
day created
15
author
sent from location
Philadelphia
recipient
in collection
in image
note
document is written in the hand of Knox
notable person/group
John Coffin Jones
Henry Knox
notable location
Philadelphia
United States
notable item/thing
owner or owners or one of them must make oath that the vessel and all the cargo are the property of citizens of the United States
captain, officers and major parts of the crew are citizens or inhabitants of the United States
name, kind and tonnage of the vessel to be specified and where bound
affidavit
sea letter
received your letter of the instant
obtain a sea letter for passport
President of the United States
evidence
document number
1791081500001
page start
1
Item sets
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Document instances
| In image | In source | Location in source | |
|---|---|---|---|
| [view document] (2 pages) | AKD11 (2 pages) | Collection: Henry Knox Papers. [microfilm] | R: 29, P: 63 |
Document names
| Type | Name | Location | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Author | Henry Knox | Philadelphia | [n/a] |
| Recipient | John Coffin Jones | [unknown] | [n/a] |