<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/fw22-qr98</dc:identifier><dc:title>Document, 1786 May 25</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>The Ministry admit the right of owners of Negroes to be paid for the loss
            of their slaves. Adams has therefore not submitted a memorial to the Ministry on this
            point, but has confined his memorials to the frontier post question. Adams warns that
            any demands of American citizens or states will be useless until the States repeal the
            laws preventing repayment of British debts. Suggests repeal and repayment of the old
            debts.(Encloses "two acts of Parliament and the King's last
            proclamation.")</dc:description></oai_dc:dc>