Complaints Relative to Mr. Parish, Our Consul at Hamburgh
Document 1796Although he questions the merits of the complaints by the French Directory regarding John Parish as Consul at Hamburgh, Hamilton recommends that Parish be superseded with a kind letter to him. It is not worth antagonizing the French government over such a trivial matter.
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Contemporary Copy of Letter
Description
Although he questions the merits of the complaints by the French Directory regarding John Parish as Consul at Hamburgh, Hamilton recommends that Parish be superseded with a kind letter to him. It is not worth antagonizing the French government over such a trivial matter.
Date
06/01/1796
Author
Recipient
Sent from
New York
Repository
Collection
Document number
1796060140001
Page start
1
Notable persons
James McHenry
Alexander Hamilton
Executive Directory
Mr. [John] Parish
[Timothy] :Pickering
the President [Washington]
Notable locations
New York
Hamburg
Notable items
complaint
pins and needles
public temper
umbrage
trifling concession
great and necessary occasions