August 18, 1813-Dated War of 1812 Period, Important Printed U.S. Treasury Department “Circular” to New Haven District titled: “AN ACT to prohibit the use of licenses or passes granted by the authority of the government of the united kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland.” Signed, “W(illiam) Jones” Acting Secretary of the Treasury, and in printed text Henry Clay, Speaker and Elbridge Gerry, VP of the Senate; August 2, 1813 - APPROVED, JAMES MADISON, Choice Very Fine.
This original official signed Treasury Department “Circular” was issued on August 18, 1813. It provides an Act signed within the printed text by President James Madison on August 2nd, 1813. A historic War of 1812 Anti-British Act passed and approved by Congress that has two printed pages, back to back on a single sheet, measuring about 7.5” x 14” and being fully complete in its text. It is meant to identify all vessels from Great Britain and Ireland as Enemy, and restrict all their goods and merchandise from import or sale in the United States. It also outlines specific intended acts for naval engagement, privateering, use of documents, and doing virtually any trade with the British enemy by visiting any of their ports. This extensive Act contains three separate sections of rules and regulations for American citizens or ships sailing on the high seas. This specific copy in noted as sent to “The Collector of the Customs for the Districy of NEW HAVEN (Connecticut)”