Clay, Henry. Spoliations on the Commerce of the United States. Letter from the Secretary of State, transmitting A Schedule of the Claims of American Citizens, for Spoliations, By France, and other European Nations, since the year 1805. Washington: Printed By Gales & Seaton, 1827. First Edition. [11900]
Full sheep, edge-worn with some loss, joints good and tight, small paper label on spine, 9 x 5 1/2 inches, several surface pulls, binding has been treated with an archival solution to prevent deterioration. Ex library with bookplate and several internal stamps. 23 pp. of text & charts with over 100 large folding charts describing in minute detail the losses suffered by Americans due to actions at sea by the governments of France, Naples, Holland, and Denmark. Good. Hardcover.
19th Congress, 2nd Session, House of Representatives, State Department, Doc. No. 68.
A record of illegal acts by these countries - captures, spoliations, confiscations, since the year 1805.
Includes the name of the claimant, the date of the act complained of, the name of the vessel subject to injury, the amount of loss sustained, and any other circumstances of interest. The total of these claims is over 15 millions of dollars. There is an index at the front listing scored of American vessels that had been preyed upon, many of which were attacked many times.
A valuable resource for the historian.
