Document, 1786 March 28
- Title:
- Document, 1786 March 28
- Library Location:
- Library of Congress
(Non-Columbia Location) - Name:
- Adams, John Quincy, 1767-1848; Jefferson, Thomas, 1743-1826; Jay, John, 1745-1829
- Format:
- correspondence
- Digital Project:
- Papers of John Jay
- Date:
- 1786 March 28
- Note:
- The entire content of the original has been digitized.
- Physical Description:
- 2
- Subjects:
- United States--History--Revolution, 1775-1783; 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
