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Neutrality Certificate for Judah Hays, Boston, June 27, 1800

Neutrality certificate drawn up in Boston on June 27, 1800, before Notary Public Samuel Cooper, British Consul Thomas MacDonogh, and Spanish Consul Don Juan Stoughton. This document certifies that merchandise owned by Judah Hays is not owned by any citizen of a belligerent country and will be disposed of by Hays, a citizen of the USA. The certificate is signed by all parties mentioned. This document relates to the Neutrality Act of 1794, which made it illegal for American citizens to wage war against countries at peace with the United States. The act also prohibited foreign warships from outfitting in American waters and established a three-mile territorial limit at sea.

Associated People/Businesses

Hays, Judah

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Subjects

Neutrality
Shipping
International law
Commercial law

Physical Location

Arc.MS.56, Box 15, Folder 3