Document, 1785 October 21
Document, 1785 October 21
- Name
- Jay, John, 1745-1829 (Author)
- Barré, M. (Addressee)
- Title
- Document, 1785 October 21
- Abstract
- Congress impressed with Barre's suffering but cannot grant his request.
Congress cannot grant the cross of Cincinnatus an honor unknown to the Confederation.
The vessel on which B. was captured was private French ship and not under the U.S. naval
authority.
- Subjects
- United States--History--Revolution, 1775-1783; Jay, John, 1745-1829
- Format
- correspondence
- Genre
- correspondence
- Date
- 1785 October 21
- Physical Description
- 2
- Note
- The entire content of the original has been digitized.
- Library Location
- National Archives and Records Administration
(Non-Columbia Location)
- Also In
- The papers of John Jay