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Document, 1780 November 30

41. Document, 1780 November 30

  • Name: Jay, John, 1745-1829 (Author) Huntington, Samuel, 1731-1796 (Addressee)
  • Date: 1780 November 30
  • Summary: Enclosures filed under DNA: 11067-11074. Friendly meeting with the Minister at the Escorial. Outlook not bright, but John Jay hopeful. Thinks it important that no criticism of Spain come from the United States. Asks that Colone...
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Document, 1780 November 30

42. Document, 1780 November 30

  • Name: Jay, John, 1745-1829 (Author) Huntington, Samuel, 1731-1796 (Addressee)
  • Date: 1780 November 30
  • Summary: The contents of this letter parallel those of the letter of 30 November 1780 addressed to the Committee on Foreign Affairs. Spanish ministry have lately received detailed information on American affairs from dispatches of Mr. M...
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Document, 1780 November 30

43. Document, 1780 November 30

  • Name: Jay, John, 1745-1829 (Author) Huntington, Samuel, 1731-1796 (Addressee)
  • Date: 1780 November 30
  • Summary: Sends correspondence with Audibert Caille. Receives good words from Spain but no action. Delays not uncommon. A cautious silence in regard to Spain should be observed in America. Sends a paper on the revenues of Spain
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[Document, 1780 October 06]

44. [Document, 1780 October 06]

  • Name: Huntington, Samuel, 1731-1796 (Author) Jay, John, 1745-1829 (Addressee)
  • Date: October 06, 1780
  • Summary: Thank you for prints [see letter of 27 January 1780]. Congress has requested him to remain in the chair for another year, but he doubts that he will be able to endure the exertion much longer.
  • Number of Images: 3
Document, 1780 October 17

45. Document, 1780 October 17

  • Name: Huntington, Samuel, 1731-1796 (Author) Jay, John, 1745-1829 (Addressee)
  • Date: 1780 October 17
  • Summary: The U.S. has a right to the territory which the British held in the new world by conquest. Spain can claim no territory above the northern boundary of W. Fla. U.S. has a right to territory as far as the Mississippi. Some of the...
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[Document, 1780 October 29]

46. [Document, 1780 October 29]

  • Name: Jay, John, 1745-1829 (Author) Huntington, Samuel, 1731-1796 (Addressee)
  • Date: October 29, 1780
  • Summary: Expresses his doubts as to the amount of information he will receive from Committee on Foreign Affairs. Knows how ineffective standing committees can be, and hopes that a responsible individual may be appointed to act for the Committee.
  • Number of Images: 2
[Document, 1780 September 16]

47. [Document, 1780 September 16]

  • Name: Jay, John, 1745-1829 (Author) Huntington, Samuel, 1731-1796 (Addressee)
  • Date: September 16, 1780
  • Summary: It is necessary that Congress refrain from drawing any more bills upon him. The King of Spain has consented to use his influence to obtain a loan of 150,000 dollars payable in three years. News of the Philadelphia Bank and the ladies subscriptions hav...
  • Number of Images: 2
[Document, 1781 April 21]

48. [Document, 1781 April 21]

  • Name: Jay, John, 1745-1829 (Author) Huntington, Samuel, 1731-1796 (Addressee)
  • Date: April 21, 1781
  • Summary: Draft of personal letter to Huntington. In a deleted paragraph, John Jay remarks that "There is really but little corn at present in Egypt, and those who would have it must purchase it and you know the price." Comments on Franklin's request for permis...
  • Number of Images: 4
[Document, 1781 April 25]

49. [Document, 1781 April 25]

  • Name: Jay, John, 1745-1829 (Author) Huntington, Samuel, 1731-1796 (Addressee) Neufville, Jean de (Addressee)
  • Date: April 25, 1781
  • Summary: Reply to Huntington's letters of 6 and 17 October. Suspects they were intercepted by French court. Spain will make no concessions on navigation of the Mississippi and claims this is reason for failure to negotiate a treaty. Jay suspects, however, that...
  • Number of Images: 7
[Document, 1781 April 25]

50. [Document, 1781 April 25]

  • Name: Jay, John, 1745-1829 (Author) Huntington, Samuel, 1731-1796 (Addressee) Neufville, Jean de (Addressee)
  • Date: April 25, 1781
  • Summary: Enciphered extract of document 4161; decoded in French. Reply to Huntington's letters of 6 and 17 October. Suspects they were intercepted by French court. Spain will make no concessions on navigation of the Mississippi and claims this is reason for fa...
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[Document, 1781 April 25]

51. [Document, 1781 April 25]

  • Name: Jay, John, 1745-1829 (Author) Huntington, Samuel, 1731-1796 (Addressee) Neufville, Jean de (Addressee)
  • Date: April 25, 1781
  • Summary: Letterbook copy of a portion of document 4161 (lacking the first portion preceding the copy of Jay's letter to de Neufville). Reply to Huntington's letters of 6 and 17 October. Suspects they were intercepted by French court. Spain will make no concess...
  • Number of Images: 5
[Document, 1781 April 25]

52. [Document, 1781 April 25]

  • Name: Jay, John, 1745-1829 (Author) Huntington, Samuel, 1731-1796 (Addressee) Neufville, Jean de (Addressee)
  • Date: April 25, 1781
  • Summary: Letter signed version of document 4161, etc. Reply to Huntington's letters of 6 and 17 October. Suspects they were intercepted by French court. Spain will make no concessions on navigation of the Mississippi and claims this is reason for failure to ne...
  • Number of Images: 8
[Document, 1781 August 1]

53. [Document, 1781 August 1]

  • Name: Jay, John, 1745-1829 (Author) Huntington, Samuel, 1731-1796 (Addressee)
  • Date: August 1, 1781
  • Summary: Replies to Huntington's letter of May 28. "Every thing wh that letter rendered proper for me to do has been done." Court has gone to San Ildefonso, and Jay joins them tomorrow. Has not yet been able to help captors of the Dover Cutter.
  • Number of Images: 1
[Document, 1781 February 15]

54. [Document, 1781 February 15]

  • Name: Huntington, Samuel, 1731-1796 (Author) Jay, John, 1745-1829 (Addressee)
  • Date: February 15, 1781
  • Summary: If Spain persists in her demand, Jay may recede from his previous instructions to insist upon free navigation of the Mississippi and access to ports below the 31st parallel in Florida. He should, however try to obtain free navigation of the Mississipp...
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[Document, 1781 February 15]

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Document, 1781 January 28

56. Document, 1781 January 28

  • Name: Jay, John, 1745-1829 (Author) Huntington, Samuel, 1731-1796 (Addressee)
  • Date: 1781 January 28
  • Summary: Three Autograph Letter signed versions of document 7752, all in cipher. First endorsed: "recd. April 27"; second, "Recd. April 27" third, "recd. May 28."
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[Document, 1781 January 28]

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[Document, 1781 January 28]

58. [Document, 1781 January 28]

  • Name: Jay, John, 1745-1829 (Author) Huntington, Samuel, 1731-1796 (Addressee)
  • Date: January 28, 1781
  • Summary: Draft. Protests continuing flow of bills. Is it possible Congress has not received his request that they stop drawing bills on him? He is supposed to get $150,000, but he doesn't know when. Impossible to make bricks without straw. Partially encoded in...
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[Document, 1781 January 28]

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[Document, 1781 January 28]

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