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17 Aug. 1821

Original paper slip text:17 August 1821.

Navy Department,

Original paper slip text:Navy Dept.

Smith Thompson

Original paper slip text:Sec. of Navy [Smith Thompson]

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Secretary of State

Original paper slip text:to Sec. of State

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1 p.
  • RG 59 (Dept. of State): MLR (M 179, Reel 51)
  • Enclosures: (1) Approved March 3 1819. "An act to protect the commerce of the US and punish the crime of piracy" [printed]; (2) "Extracts of the laws of the US" [printed]; (3) "Extract from the general cruising instructions issued by the Navy Dept. to the commanders of the several vessels of the Navy of the US employed in the suppression of the slave trade, or capture of piratical vessels; (4) Approved 15 May 1820.
  • "An act to continue in force ‘An act to protect the commerce...' and also to make further provision for punishing the crime of piracy."

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From the collection: RG 59: General Records of the Dept. of State, Misc. Letters Received, 1 Jan. 1817 - 30 July 1825

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