Name
Adams, John, 1735-1826 (Author)
Jay, John, 1745-1829 (Addressee)
Title
Document, 1785 October 25
Abstract
Parliamentary debate on the navigation acts. United States may learn from the debate "the cunning of both Administration and opposition"-no man had the courage to declare himself for free and unlimited trade with the United States. If the United States agrees to the plan "they will deserve to be the contempt of the world and of posterity." If Parliame nt introduced the plan as America desires, they would not be able to pass it because national prejudice is strongly in favor of the existing act. With the present force in Parliament Adams sees no conclusion to American demands of posts, stock and slave recovery, etc., excepting the process for recovery of debts.
Subjects
United States--History--Revolution, 1775-1783; Jay, John, 1745-1829
Format
correspondence
Genre
letters (correspondence)
Date
1785 October 25
Physical Description
0 pages
Note
The entire content of the original has been digitized.
Library Location
Browse Location’s Digital Content
Also In
The papers of John Jay
Persistent URL
https://dx.doi.org/10.7916/q08g-qb06