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| Field name | Value |
|---|---|
| Collection Reference Number | GLC04109 |
| From Archive Folder | Documents Relating to 1793 |
| Title | Henry Knox to John Hancock concerning captured naval prizes |
| Date | 16 August 1793 |
| Author | Knox, Henry (1750-1806) |
| Recipient | Hancock, John |
| Document Type | Correspondence |
| Content Description | Knox, Secretary of War, discusses President George Washington's orders regarding captured naval prizes. Requests that Hancock, Governor of Massachusetts, restore any naval prizes brought into the harbors and ports of Massachusetts to the master or owner at the time of capture. Orders that if it is impossible to discern the identity of the vessel's former master, it should be delivered to the person "to which the prize belonged at the time of its capture." |
| Subjects | Government and Civics President Navy Maritime Privateering Neutrality Global History and Civics Foreign Affairs |
| People | Knox, Henry (1750-1806) Hancock, John (1737-1793) Washington, George (1732-1799) |
| Place written | Philadelphia, Pennsylvania |
| Theme | The Presidency; Government & Politics; Naval & Maritime; Foreign Affairs |
| Sub-collection | The Gilder Lehrman Collection, 1493-1859 |
| Copyright | The Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History |
| Module | Settlement, Commerce, Revolution and Reform: 1493-1859 |