Name
Adams, John, 1735-1826 (Author)
Jay, John, 1745-1829 (Addressee)
Title
Document, 1785 November 04
Abstract
Yesterday read an arret of the King of France, published in a Leyden gazette: a bounty promised to importers of fish from French fisheries, into French West Indies, to Spain, Portugal or Italy. French fish an important commodity to American and English market, but Carmarthen would not comment. Discussion of Carmarthen's character; Pitt's shift in poli tical sentiments. Comment on proceedings at Charleston of the 15th August. American policy. Comments on England: "this nation is strongly blinded by prejudice and passion...there is a prohibition of the truth, arising from popular anger...Scribblers for bread are wholly occupied in abusing the United States."
Subjects
United States--History--Revolution, 1775-1783; Jay, John, 1745-1829
Format
correspondence
Genre
letters (correspondence)
Date
1785 November 04
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/dyny-2j29