Progress of Negotiations

Item

Type

Autograph Letter Signed

Title

Progress of Negotiations

Description

Letter, discusses treaty negotiations with France, gives opinions on Spain and U.S. foreign policy.

short description

Ltr, dis French treaty negotiations.

year created

1797

month created

08

day created

07

recipient

in image

notable person/group

James McHenry
William Vans Murray
Girard
Wolcott
Col. Pinckney
Pecquet
Lempride
French
Spanish
king

notable location

Paris
Europe
Spain
G.B. [Great Britain]
Cape of Good Hope
Portugal
Genoa
Batavia
France
Lomabardy Republic
Holland
Philadelphia
America

notable item/thing

vast internal strength
gloomy periods of Roman despotism
invent a scheme of practices more oppressive
sickening to the soul any man who can pity the miseries & vices
human nature
civilised state
Batavians
constitution
universal political cuckoos
day of trial
influence over the public mind
king
own country
army
advance in detachments to the vicinity of the capital
Directory
unfold all the horrors
punishment
moral character
patriots
republicanism of Frenchmen
navy
republic
forcing us to give up Brtish commerce
urge the necessity of giving up the treaty
Dutch
disposition of the union
revolution in the U.S
listen to reason
independent government
Lomabardy Republic
congress
negociations with spirit
moderation
preparation
peace
weak nation
testimony of its union
Lempride onteh rights of neutral nations
auction of old books
Pecquet's de Esprit de Maxims

document number

1797080740001

page start

1

number of pages

6

Transcribe this document

Document instances

In image In source Location in source
[view document] (4 pages) AIA18 (4 pages) Collection: Autographs of American Presidents, Statesmen, and Generals. [unknown]

Document names

Type Name Location Notes
Author William Vans Murray [unknown] [n/a]
Recipient James McHenry [unknown] [n/a]