Title
[Document, 1787 October 15]
Library Location
Name
Lafayette, Marie Joseph Paul Yves Roch Gilbert Du Motier, marquis de, 1757-1834 (Author)
Jay, John, 1745-1829 (Addressee)
Format
correspondence
Digital Project
Papers of John Jay
Date
October 15, 1787
Language
English
Physical Description
3 pages
Subjects
United States--History--1783-1865; Jay, John, 1745-1829
Summary
A potentially dangerous political situation in Europe may be fanned into flames by the erratic actions of England. Republican group in Holland is losing ground and cannot agree upon a general. If war comes he believes that United States should avoid engagement because she is ill prepared for a new conflict, and she can best aid France by remaining neutral. This would be a good time to try to obtain restoration of the navigation of the Mississippi. All in Europe anxiously await the results of the Philadelphia convention.
Identifier
columbia.jay.10879