Name
Jay, John, 1745-1829 (Author)
Morris, Robert, 1734-1806 (Addressee)
Title
[Document, 1782 April 28]
Abstract
A long detailed letter giving Morris Jay's reasons for recalling Major Franks, a courier, from L'Orient to Madrid, giving him dispatches, and then ordering him back to Nantes to seek passage to America with Marquis de Lafayette. The reason for the expensive journey was that it appeared in October 1781 that the Spanish court was ready to enter into serious negotiations with the United States.
Subjects
United States--History--Revolution, 1775-1783; Jay, John, 1745-1829
Format
correspondence
Genre
correspondence
Date
April 28, 1782
Physical Description
8 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/mnp8-bq62