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| Field name | Value |
|---|---|
| Collection Reference Number | GLC04439 |
| From Archive Folder | Documents Relating to 1798 |
| Title | Timothy Pickering to Frederick Jacob Wichelhausen regarding issuing certificates to American merchant ships |
| Date | 8 June 1798 |
| Author | Pickering, Timothy (1745-1829) |
| Recipient | Wichelhausen, Frederick Jacob |
| Document Type | Correspondence |
| Content Description | Letter forwarded to Wichelhausen, American Consul in Bremen, by Rufus King, American Ambassador to Britain. King's signature appears on the address. Secretary of State Pickering says he received Wichelhausen's letter of 16 January 1798 as well as several other letters and states he is providing diligent service. Comments on Wichelhausen's idea of issuing certificates to American merchant ships that state no British goods are being carried in order to counter a French decree of seizures. Says the French decrees are contrary to international law and will only be countered with force and not certificates. Foreign Office frank on address. |
| Subjects | Government and Civics Diplomacy Foreign Affairs Global History and Civics France Commerce Maritime Merchants and Trade Neutrality Military History Quasi-war |
| People | Pickering, Timothy (1745-1829) Wichelhausen, Frederick Jacob (fl. 1798) |
| Place written | Philadelphia, Pennsylvania |
| Theme | Government & Politics; Foreign Affairs; Merchants & Commerce; Naval & Maritime |
| Sub-collection | The Gilder Lehrman Collection, 1493-1859 |
| Copyright | The Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History |
| Module | Settlement, Commerce, Revolution and Reform: 1493-1859 |