Title
[Document, 1786 March 28]
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
March 28, 1786
Language
English
Physical Description
2 pages
Subjects
United States--History--1783-1865; Jay, John, 1745-1829
Summary
They outline the terms for a perpetual treaty as set forth by the Tripolitan ambassador. His suggestion was that considerable inconvenience and expense could be avoided by accepting a perpetual treaty. When asked why the Barbary States considered the United States their enemy, he replied that their religion requires them to make war upon all non-believers, and that any Moslem killed in such a war would go to Paradise. Commissioners informed the minister they would have to report to Congress the extent of his demands, as they had no authority to treat for such a sum. Suggest money may be available as a loan in Holland.
Identifier
columbia.jay.10117