Document, 1782 September 10

Name
Jay, John, 1745-1829 (Author)
Abarca de Bolea, Pedro Pablo, conde de Aranda, 1719-1798 (Addressee)
Title
Document, 1782 September 10
Abstract
Jay not authorized to make any cession of territory and must wait for instructions from Congress. Can form a treaty of commerce and alliance with an ambassador of equal powers on principles of reciprocity. Conferences with Floridablanca fruitless. Would like to begin negotiations as soon as Aranda authorized.
Subjects
United States--History--Revolution, 1775-1783; Jay, John, 1745-1829
Format
correspondence
Genre
correspondence
Date
1782 September 10
Physical Description
3
Note
The entire content of the original has been digitized.
Library Location
Rare Book & Manuscript Library, Columbia University
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Also In
The papers of John Jay