Appointment as minister plenipotentiary to the Netherlands
Document 1797Regarding Murray's appointment as minister plenipotentiary to the Netherlands. McHenry also discusses Franco-American relations and foreign relations.
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May 23. 1797
[To] s. [undecipherable] Murray
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might continue to receive your present salary with an
allowance for extra expences, and when the business with
France should be closed, could take a station at [undecipherable]
with double the salary of minister resident. I do not
know how [undecipherable] Murray can [undecipherable] to [undecipherable]. W. Adams
and [undecipherable] is to go to Berlin where [undecipherable] an opening for
a minister plenipotentiary the Portugas.
Send me if you can find it, l'esprit des
maxims politiques par Respect" and any other works of
the same nature. I have met somewhere with a series
of letters published I think in Amsterdam, of an old
date, on the rights of neutral nations. Look out for
it and send it to me also.
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the [undecipherable] of [undecipherable] minister [undecipherable] believe
[undecipherable] my dear Murray, and believe
me unchangeably your friend and affectionate
James McHenry
[W. V. Murray Sq]
Type
Autograph Draft Letter Signed
Description
Regarding Murray's appointment as minister plenipotentiary to the Netherlands. McHenry also discusses Franco-American relations and foreign relations.
Date
05/23/1797
Author
Recipient
Repository
Collection
Document number
1797052300501
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Notable persons
William Vans Murray
James McHenry
Rutledge
Pinckney
Don Yorujo
Van Pollenen
Dutch
Portuguese
minister
ambassador
court
John Adams
plenipotentiary
Notable locations
Portugal
France
Batavian Republic
Amsterdam
Netherlands
Holland
Notable items
Books
letters
salary

