Document, 1785 October 25
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- Title
- Document, 1785 October 25
- Library Location
- Name
- Adams, John, 1735-1826 (Author)
- Jay, John, 1745-1829 (Addressee)
- Format
- correspondence
- Digital Project
- Papers of John Jay
- Date
- 1785 October 25
- Physical Description
- 0 pages
- Subjects
- United States--History--Revolution, 1775-1783; Jay, John, 1745-1829
- Summary
- Parliamentary debate on the navigation acts. United States may learn from the debate "the cunning of both Administration and opposition"-no man had the courage to declare himself for free and unlimited trade with the United States. If the United States agrees to the plan "they will deserve to be the contempt of the world and of posterity." If Parliament introduced the plan as America desires, they would not be able to pass it because national prejudice is strongly in favor of the existing act. With the present force in Parliament Adams sees no conclusion to American demands of posts, stock and slave recovery, etc., excepting the process for recovery of debts.
- Identifier
- columbia.jay.11863