Title
[Document, 1787 May 30]
Library Location
Name
Lafayette, Marie Joseph Paul Yves Roch Gilbert Du Motier, marquis de, 1757-1834 (Author)
Jay, John, 1745-1829 (Addressee)
Format
correspondence
Digital Project
Papers of John Jay
Date
May 30, 1787
Language
English
Physical Description
4 pages
Subjects
United States--History--1783-1865; Jay, John, 1745-1829
Summary
Although the assembly of Notables is not representative it is a step in the right direction, and has begun France thinking on new political terms. Lafayette has succeeded in carrying a motion for religious toleration, with support from the Roman Catholic clergy, and a motion for an examination of the laws, particularly in criminal cases. De Latonne's letter will be immediately made into an arret du consul (decree of the council?).
Identifier
columbia.jay.02607