Document, 1781 May 29

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Name: Harrison, Richard, 1750-1841 (Author); Jay, John, 1745-1829 (Author); Huntington, Samuel, 1731-1796 (Addressee)
Title: Document, 1781 May 29
Abstract: Letterbook copy. Has applied to Floridablanca about inspection of mail. Sends extracts of letters of Richard Harrison to John Jay: 8 May 1781, 11 May 1781 and n.d. May 1781. Harrison sent a memorial to the governor of the West Indies protesting having to pay postage for the mail brought to Spain in the Virginia. John Jay spoke to Floridablanca about i t on May 23. He said that mail from abroad in the time of war must be controlled by the government. Does not send this letter in cipher as it would only delay its delivery.
Subjects: United States--History--Revolution, 1775-1783; Jay, John, 1745-1829
Format: correspondence
Genre: correspondence
Date: 1781 May 29
Physical Description: 0 pages
Note: The entire content of the original has been digitized.
Library Location: Huntington Library, Art Collections, and Botanical Gardens
(Non-Columbia Location)
Also In: The papers of John Jay