Town Meetings Against Treaty with Great Britain
Item
Type
Printed Document
Title
Town Meetings Against Treaty with Great Britain
Description
Write on "present state of political affairs" in reference to the treaty negotiated with Great Britain by Mr. Jay. Jacobins oppose treaty and side with France. Pickering believed main goal of British was to have U.S. surrender posts on frontier. Fear of rising number of town meetings across country to discuss the treaty.
year created
1795
month created
08
day created
01
author
sent from location
War Office
recipient
in collection
in microfilm
in publication
note
Available online via the University of Pittsburgh Press at http://digital.library.pitt.edu/cgi-bin/t/text/text-idx?idno=31735057896171;view=toc;c=pittpress
notable person/group
Anthony Wayne
Timothy Pickering
Mason
Thomas McKean
John Rutledge
British
mobs
minister
Jacobins
Senate
notable location
War Office
France
Great Britain
towns
Portsmouth
New Hampshire
Charleston
South Carolina
Philadelphia
notable idea/issue
passion
prejudice
treaty
foreign relations
land rights
trade
commerce
agreement
document number
1795080113000
number of pages
2
Item sets
Document instances
| In image | In source | Location in source | |
|---|---|---|---|
| [view document] (0 pages) | [no image] | Collection: Printed Versions | [unknown] |
| [view document] (0 pages) | [no image] | Microfilm: Anthony Wayne Papers | [unknown] |
| [view document] (0 pages) | [no image] | Publication: Anthony Wayne, A Name in Arms | [unknown] |
Document names
| Type | Name | Location | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Author | Timothy Pickering | War Office | [n/a] |
| Recipient | Anthony Wayne | [unknown] | [n/a] |