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[Document, 1789 August 26]

1. [Document, 1789 August 26]

  • Name: Jay, John, 1745-1829 (Author) Bond, Phineas, 1749-1815 (Addressee)
  • Date: August 26, 1789
  • Summary: Sets forth the reasons Congress declined to accept his commission as Commissary for Great Britain. Essentially the reason given is that there is no agreed definition of the powers of such an officer, and Congress did not wish to receive such officers ...
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