Petition of Daniel Cotton, 1808
Scope and Contents
Report of the Committee of Claims, to whom was referred on the fourteenth instant, the petition of Daniel Cotton, of the city of New York. : November 18, 1808. Read, and referred to a committee of the whole House, on Tuesday next. City of Washington [D.C.]: A. & G. Way, printers., 1808. 22 p. Shaw 16562
Concerning compensation for financial losses suffered when his ship the Anna Maria, having delivered a cargo from the American government to the Bey at Tunis, was seized and ordered to carry Tunisian cargo to Marseilles. Includes documents in support of Cotton's petition.
Dates
- Creation: 1808
Conditions Governing Access
This collection is open to the public and must be used in the John M.K. Davis Reading Room of the Watkinson Library, Trinity College Library, Hartford, Connecticut. Researchers must register and agree to copyright and privacy laws when using this collection.
Extent
From the Collection: 1 Cubic Feet
Language of Materials
English
Repository Details
Part of the Watkinson Library - Archival Collections Repository
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