[Document, 1782 August n.d.]
- Title
- [Document, 1782 August n.d.]
- Library Location
- Name
- Adams, John, 1735-1826 (Author)
- Jay, John, 1745-1829 (Author)
- Format
- correspondence
- Digital Project
- Papers of John Jay
- Date
- 1782 August n.d.
- Language
- English
- Physical Description
- 3 pages
- Subjects
- United States--History--Revolution, 1775-1783; Jay, John, 1745-1829
- Summary
- Jay and Franklin differ on French motives and John Jay does not wish to fight war for Spain interests. Conversations with Aranda and Rayneval. Jay's deductions. Franklin does not agree. Remarks on French policy. Adams' journal: Conversation with Jay on French policy. Doubts sincerity of Lord Shelburne. Conversation with Vergennes. Sends preliminary treaty. Suspicious of England. Little reason to distrust France.
- Identifier
- columbia.jay.02973