<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/tpy2-p497</dc:identifier><dc:title>Document, 1785 November 05</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>Negotiations with Portuguese Minister concerning a commercial treaty;
            discussion of grain vs. flour; lumber. Portuguese exports from Brazil not greatly needed
            by America (tobacco, rice, indigo, etc) but could supply wines, sugar, tea, chocolate,
            woolens etc. Adams told Minister that if England made a navigation act, trade with
            Portugal would be increased. Portuguese Minister: "Why there is not a nation in Europe
            that would suffer a navigation act to be made in any other, at this day." discussion of
            navigation acts. Question of exchange of consuls with America and Lisbon. If there were
            a treaty there ought to be Ministers, the Portuguese Minister said. P.S. More manifest
            every day-there is a general scramble for navigation and treaties between European
            countries.</dc:description></oai_dc:dc>