Title
[Document, 1785 February 22]
Library Location
Name
Barbé-Marbois, François, marquis de, 1745-1837 (Author)
Jay, John, 1745-1829 (Addressee)
Format
correspondence
Digital Project
Papers of John Jay
Date
February 22, 1785
Language
English
Physical Description
14 pages
Subjects
United States--History--1783-1865; Jay, John, 1745-1829
Summary
Must leave for Philadelphia and wants Jay to send him any pertinent information from Congress. Sends memorial of Rouville for consideration of Congress. He was on board an American frigate and taken prisoner and kept in England for two years. Now wants to receive his share of the prizes taken by this ship during this period. Sends also a letter from Vergennes concerning the debt of the U.S. to France. It amounts to 134,065.7.6 livres. Sends a copy of a gazette with a threatening letter against himself and wants Congress to insure the inviolability of his position.
Identifier
columbia.jay.01576