Title
[Document, 1794 May 06]
Library Location
Rare Book & Manuscript Library, Columbia University
Name
Jay, John, 1745-1829 (Author)
Format
correspondence
Digital Project
Papers of John Jay
Date
May 06, 1794
Language
English
Physical Description
1 page
Subjects
United States--History--Constitutional period, 1789-1809; Jay, John, 1745-1829
Summary
Sending Jay as special envoy of the United States to the court of Great Britain, with full powers to negotiate treaty or convention over differences subsisting between the two countries. Issues concern infractions of the Treaty of Versailles, the instructions given by the king to British war ships and privateers about the taking of American property and the commerce between the United States and Britain.
Identifier
columbia.jay.07355