Title
[Document, 1783 August 09]
Library Location
Name
Laurens, Henry, 1724-1792 (Author)
American Commissioners (Addressee)
Format
correspondence
Digital Project
Papers of John Jay
Date
August 09, 1783
Language
English
Physical Description
6 pages
Subjects
United States--History--Revolution, 1775-1783; Jay, John, 1745-1829
Summary
Conversation with Charles James Fox: Henry Laurens asks if a minister would be received and Charles James Fox says yes. Henry Laurens hopes for a commercial treaty, Charles James Fox too but says U.S. will be excluded from West Indies trade. Portland said an American ambassador would be received. Discussed possibility of new articles in definitive treaty. Laurens tried to explain the mutiny at Philadelphia.
Identifier
columbia.jay.00586