News from Lisbon

100%

No human transcription currently available for this document.

Type

Autograph Letter Signed

Description

Smith, American Minister to Portugal, reports to the Secretary of State on the news from Lisbon, especially that which relates to the ongoing quasi-war with France.

Date

08/04/1798

Sent from

Lisbon, Portugal

Document number

1798080440201

Page start

1

Note

Cited in Pickering to Smith, 08/20/1798; Cited in Pickering to Smith, 10/20/1798. Partially illegible.

Notable persons

Timothy Pickering
William Loughton Smith
volunteer corps
God
children
honrable and patriotic citizen

Notable locations

Lisbon, Portugal

Notable items

friendship
arduous duties
newspapers
debates
antidote
extension of probation
vessels
whining
mild language
dread of war
French rule and tyranny
pay of a lieutenant
good military directions
military life
President's approval
most dreadful disorder
news