United States, District of Columbia, Georgetown, 38.9048338, -77.0624775United States, District of Columbia, Washington, 38.89511, -77.03637Crawford, William Harris, 1772-18341821-04-16Letter from United States Secretary of the Treasury William Harris Crawford to the Collector of Georgetown which outlines rules for carrying out the provisions granted by the 1789 act for the relief of sick and disabled seamen. The relief fund, raised from taxes, was intended to cover the costs of temporary relief to seamen. The rules enforce relief that is temporary by restricting relief to seamen with curable diseases, for no longer than four months. 1 image.image/jpegenghttp://rightsstatements.org/vocab/NoC-US/1.0/Sailors--Medical careSailors--Health aspectsUnited States. Navy--Social servicesUnited States--History--War of 1812Crawford, William Harris, 1772-1834Tax collection--Georgetown (Washington, D.C.)United States--History--Revolution, 1775-1783Letter, William H. Crawford to Collector of Georgetown, 1821Text