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| Field name | Value |
|---|---|
| Collection Reference Number | GLC02108 |
| From Archive Folder | Documents Relating to 1797 |
| Title | Instrument of protest |
| Date | 16 September 1797 |
| Author | Bradford, William (1729-1808) |
| Document Type | Military document |
| Content Description | Signed by Bradford as notary public. James Bowers, Master of the Brigantine Flora from New York, had been seized and all his goods confiscated by a Royal Navy Schooner of War, the George and Ophelia. The protest notes that "perfect Peace and Amity existed between Great Britain and the... United States" at that time. |
| Subjects | Caribbean Maritime Navy Military History Global History and Civics Diplomacy Government and Civics Commerce Merchants and Trade Quasi-war |
| Place written | New Providence, Bahama Islands |
| Theme | Government & Politics; Naval & Maritime; Foreign Affairs; Merchants & Commerce |
| Sub-collection | The Gilder Lehrman Collection, 1493-1859 |
| Copyright | The Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History |
| Module | Settlement, Commerce, Revolution and Reform: 1493-1859 |