French attitudes toward Americans during the Quasi-War
Document 1797Secretary of State Timothy Pickering expresses regret to Secretary of War James McHenry that his letter was prematurely published by the Pittsburgh newspaper. Pickering then reports that a source close to him has said that because the French government has gone as far as dragging effigies of John Adams in the streets, many of the French people understand that the Americans are in the right and the French government is in the wrong.
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Letter Signed
Description
Secretary of State Timothy Pickering expresses regret to Secretary of War James McHenry that his letter was prematurely published by the Pittsburgh newspaper. Pickering then reports that a source close to him has said that because the French government has gone as far as dragging effigies of John Adams in the streets, many of the French people understand that the Americans are in the right and the French government is in the wrong.
Date
10/19/1797
Author
Recipient
Sent from
Trenton
Repository
Collection
Document number
1797101940001
Page start
1
Note
Cited in McHenry to Pickering, 10/22/1797.
Notable persons
James McHenry
Timothy Pickering
John Adams
French
Notable locations
Downingstown
Pennsylvania
Pittsburgh
France
Trenton
Notable items
Effigy
newspapers
pamphlets