Title
[Document, 1804 February 29]
Library Location
Rare Book & Manuscript Library, Columbia University
Name
Jay, Peter A. (Peter Augustus), 1776-1843 (Author)
Jay, John, 1745-1829 (Addressee)
Format
correspondence
Digital Project
Papers of John Jay
Date
February 29, 1804
Language
English
Physical Description
3 pages
Subjects
United States--History--Constitutional period, 1789-1809; Jay, John, 1745-1829
Summary
Several vessels (American) have been sent there by British cruisers on suspicion of being French or Dutch property. One has been tried and dismissed and a part of the cargo has been retained for further proof. This caution is not pleasing to those involved in the captures.
Identifier
columbia.jay.06114