Letterbook copy. Report on consular convention with France: all the papers
relative to the treaty and the objections to it should be sent to Jefferson in Paris.
The papers and objections should also be sent to the King of France with suggestion that
the convention be amended so as to make it conformable to the treaty plan and that it be
limited to a d uration of ten years. Jefferson should also be instructed to work a
convention to regulate the consuls of the two nations. Suggests that he write a letter
to Jefferson stating all these ideas.
Subjects
United States--History--Revolution, 1775-1783; Jay, John, 1745-1829
Format
correspondence
Genre
correspondence
Date
1786 August 18
Physical Description
4
Note
The entire content of the original has been digitized.
