<oai_dc:dc xmlns:oai_dc="http://www.openarchives.org/OAI/2.0/oai_dc/" xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/" xmlns:xsi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema-instance" xsi:schemaLocation="http://www.openarchives.org/OAI/2.0/oai_dc/ http://www.openarchives.org/OAI/2.0/oai_dc.xsd"><dc:identifier>doi:10.7916/k380-kz31</dc:identifier><dc:title>Document, 1785 October 17</dc:title><dc:format>correspondence</dc:format><dc:type>text</dc:type><dc:subject>United States--History--Revolution, 1775-1783</dc:subject><dc:subject>Jay, John, 1745-1829</dc:subject><dc:description>Neutral policy of the United States. Jealousy of France and England.
            Question of Alliance with America now before the English ministry: whether to yield to
            the demands of the United States or force them into other and closer connections with
            France, Spain and Holland. Treaty with Portugal of vast influence; the United States may
            form a new commercial treaty with France upon the same principles; its fatal effect upon
            England. What should form the basis of a commercial treaty. United States believed
            incapable of acting with energy. Embarrassed in treating - how far prudent to go.
            Ministry "behave as if they saw certain ruin coming upon the nation and thought it of no
            importance in what shape it should appear."</dc:description></oai_dc:dc>