1812 May 9
Dublin Core
Title
1812 May 9
Subject
Great Britain. Commissioners for executing the office of Lord High Admiral of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland::Melville, Robert Saunders Dundas, Viscount, 1771-1851::Sawyer, Herbert, Sir, d. 1833
Description
To Vice Admiral Sir Herbert Sawyer, Halifax. Code of conduct for British ships in contact with those of the United States. Relates to uncertainty of negotiations with the United States, need for precautions against giving offense, and specific instructions in the event war is declared.
Source
War of 1812 mss., 1776-1879--http://purl.dlib.indiana.edu/iudl/findingaids/lilly/InU-Li-VAC1213
Date
1812-05-09
Rights
This collection is open for research.
Format
Autographed document signed. 4 p. 32 cm.
Language
eng
Type
Text
Identifier
http://purl.dlib.indiana.edu/iudl/lilly/VAC1213-00164
Files
Citation
“1812 May 9,” The War of 1812 in the Collections of the Lilly Library, accessed May 16, 2024, https://collections.libraries.indiana.edu/warof1812/items/show/175.