Sends papers concerning the capture of a Portuguese vessel by an American
privateer. The enclosed act of Congress shows that they consider the capture a violation
of the law of nations and provide for satisfaction to the injured party and punishment
for the aggressors.
Subjects
United States--History--Revolution, 1775-1783; Jay, John, 1745-1829
Format
correspondence
Genre
correspondence
Date
1779 August 02
Physical Description
1
Note
The entire content of the original has been digitized.
