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[Document, 1786 August 10]

1. [Document, 1786 August 10]

Name: Jay, John, 1745-1829 (Author) Gorham, Nathaniel, 1738-1796 (Addressee)
Date: August 10, 1786
Summary: Impossible to comply instantly with the request of Congress for information on French sentiment and Spanish territorial claims relative to the Mississippi. Will gather the information as quickly as he can.
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[Document, 1786 July 03]

2. [Document, 1786 July 03]

Name: Jay, John, 1745-1829 (Author) Gorham, Nathaniel, 1738-1796 (Addressee)
Date: July 03, 1786
Summary: Congress has instructed him to prepare an account of the slaves carried away by the British forces; he has had a clerk working on the account for six weeks, and it is now complete. However he will have to hire extra clerks at considerable expense to p...
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[Document, 1786 November 01]

3. [Document, 1786 November 01]

Name: Jay, John, 1745-1829 (Author) Gorham, Nathaniel, 1738-1796 (Addressee)
Date: November 01, 1786
Summary: Encloses letter from Barclay informing them of success of negotiations with Morocco. A hint that perhaps decision of Congress of British grievances should be issued shortly, thereby to shortly follow the act for raising troops.
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[Document, 1786 October 09]

4. [Document, 1786 October 09]

Name: Jay, John, 1745-1829 (Author) Gorham, Nathaniel, 1738-1796 (Addressee)
Date: October 09, 1786
Summary: Mr. Remsen has noted variations between the consular convention as ratified, and as negotiated. These variations should be called to the attention of Congress. He is not pleased with the convention, and feels its inconvenience should be rendered tempo...
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[Document, 1786 September 06]

5. [Document, 1786 September 06]

Name: Jay, John, 1745-1829 (Author) Gorham, Nathaniel, 1738-1796 (Addressee)
Date: September 06, 1786
Summary: Autograph draft. Sends two letters from Colonel Smith of 10 May and 15 June. Not sure whether they are meant to be public or private. If the information contained in them should reach the Court of Madrid the U.S. would probably be blamed by both parti...
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