Foreign Affairs
Item
Type
Draft Letter
Title
Foreign Affairs
Description
McHenry discusses the situation in Europe and notes that negotiations between the Emperors of Germany and Prussia respecting preparations to meet the army of the Directory so as to extinquish their power in Italy and Switzerland. He discusses the Marquis de Lafayette who has the vanity to presume that he might become the instrument to reconcile the two hemispheres.
year created
1799
month created
07
day created
18
author
sent from location
Philadelphia
recipient
in image
notable person/group
John Dennis
James McHenry
Emperor of Germany
Emperor of Russia
Directory
British Cabinet
Marquis La Fayette
de Lafayette
European Powers
Ross
R. Earle
President
Captain
Newton
notable location
Philadelphia
Prussia
Ranstadt
Italy
Switzerland
Ireland
Europe
notable item/thing
negotiations
invasion
sufficient force
embassy
popularity
reconciliation
notable idea/issue
foreign relations
notable phrase
reliable and honest government
pause obtained by the negotiations of Rastadt
document number
1799071800001
page start
1
number of pages
3
Item sets
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Document instances
| In image | In source | Location in source | |
|---|---|---|---|
| [view document] (3 pages) | BIA12 (3 pages) | Collection: Special Collections, MSA SC 1407. McHenry Collection, M11697. | MSA SC 1407-1-11 |
Document names
| Type | Name | Location | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Author | James McHenry | Philadelphia | [n/a] |
| Recipient | John Dennis | [unknown] | [n/a] |