Title
[Document, 1795 October 14]
Library Location
Rare Book & Manuscript Library, Columbia University
Name
Jay, John, 1745-1829 (Author)
Pickering, Timothy, 1745-1829 (Addressee)
Format
correspondence
Digital Project
Papers of John Jay
Date
October 14, 1795
Language
English
Physical Description
3 pages
Subjects
United States--History--Constitutional period, 1789-1809; Jay, John, 1745-1829
Summary
Believes Articles 6 and 7 of the Treaty give those commissioners (Lewis and Rawls) far greater power than they think. Concerns losses caused by illegal capture of American vessels and other property that would not be compensated by the British government otherwise. Commissioners' duty is to decide on the merits of a claim and to determine and award the amount of losses they deem appropriate. Encloses letter of Colonel Hamilton to Mr. Woolcot on this subject.
Identifier
columbia.jay.12874