Document, 1787 February 20
- Title:
- Document, 1787 February 20
- Library Location:
- National Archives and Records Administration
(Non-Columbia Location) - Name:
- Berckel, Pieter Johan van, 1725-1800; Jay, John, 1745-1829
- Format:
- correspondence
- Digital Project:
- Papers of John Jay
- Date:
- 1787 February 20
- Note:
- The entire content of the original has been digitized.
- Physical Description:
- 7
- Subjects:
- United States--History--Revolution, 1775-1783; Jay, John, 1745-1829
- Summary:
- Protests against an act of Virginia placing import duties upon produce received in that state from foreign nations. In particular the Dutch object to the violation of the "Most favored nation" clause of their treaty of the U.S. and Netherlands. The Virginia act places an impost on all brandies, except those imported from the dominions of the King of France.
- Identifier:
- columbia.jay.04344
