Title
[Document, 1786 May 23]
Library Location
Name
Jefferson, Thomas, 1743-1826 (Author)
Jay, John, 1745-1829 (Addressee)
Format
correspondence
Digital Project
Papers of John Jay
Date
May 23, 1786
Language
English
Physical Description
4 pages
Subjects
United States--History--1783-1865; Jay, John, 1745-1829
Summary
Vergennes advised him that a treaty with the Ottoman Porte would be very expensive to negotiate, and that although the Barbary States are formally vassals of the Porte, a treaty with Turkey will have no effect on the Tripolitane demands. The sum suggested by the Tripolitan minister at London did not seem excessive to Vergennes. He felt that at least ten ships of war would be necessary to make an effective blockade of Barbary. Vergennes indicated a vague agreement with Jefferson that France would stand behind the United States's demands for the surrender of the posts, but his reluctance precluded Jefferson from proceeding further.
Identifier
columbia.jay.10122