Title
[Document, 1786 April 25]
Library Location
Name
Adams, John, 1735-1826 (Author)
Jay, John, 1745-1829 (Addressee)
Jefferson, Thomas, 1743-1826 (Author)
Format
correspondence
Digital Project
Papers of John Jay
Date
April 25, 1786
Language
English
Physical Description
3 pages
Subjects
United States--History--1783-1865; Jay, John, 1745-1829
Summary
The British Secretary of State informed them that the project of the commercial treaty contained political articles which must be deleted; as he would not further elaborate, they drew up a new project with fewer articles. In this new draft they have excluded a provision that American built ships should enjoy equal status with British built ships in the imperial trade; this omission is due to their feeling that it would not be agreed to, and that no party in England would support the request. Portuguese treaty nears completion. They enclose extracts of some correspondence. Treaty with Turkey cannot be negotiated in time.
Identifier
columbia.jay.10118