[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
- September 10, 1782
- Physical Description
- 3 pages
- Language
- English
- Library Location
- Rare Book & Manuscript Library, Columbia University
Browse Location’s Digital Content
- Also In
- The papers of John Jay
- Copyright Status
- No Copyright - United States
- Persistent URL
- https://dx.doi.org/10.7916/b4f5-3w11