[Document, 1794 May 06]
- 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