Adventures in Portugal
Document 1797Smith relates to the Secretary of State his observations regarding Portugal and their contentious relations with other European powers, including Spain, France, and Holland.
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Type
Autograph Letter Signed
Description
Smith relates to the Secretary of State his observations regarding Portugal and their contentious relations with other European powers, including Spain, France, and Holland.
Date
08/24/1797
Author
Recipient
Sent from
Lisbon, Portugal
Repository
Collection
Document number
1797082440102
Page start
1
Note
Cited in Pickering to Smith, 12/03/1797.
Notable persons
Timothy Pickering
William Loughton Smith
Mr. Bulkeley
Mr. Pinto
Secretary of State
the Prince
the Commodore
Talleyrand
the Danes
Consul Bernstoff
Danish minister, Warnstadt
troops
English, French emigrants
Captain Dehart
Col. Humphreys
Mr. [John Quincy] Adams
Notable locations
Lisbon, Portugal
Philadelphia
England
Spain
neighborhood of Lisbon
Madrid
France
Notable items
vessel bound to Alexandria [Egypt]
my credentials
good health
ceremony
flying squadron of French ships
utmost politeness
peace
molestation
negotiations
pretensions of France
war
friendship
navy
reprisals
French privateers
paper bills
royal Treasury
currency
credit
counterfeit
forging documents
Sea letters
vessels having real bonafide papers
baggage
sea sickness
cruisers