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"To enable the Secretary of State to cause to be printed, under "his direction, a selection from the Diplomatic Correspondence of "the United States, between the peace of one thousand seven hun"dred and eighty-three, and the fourth of March one thousand "seven hundred and eighty nine, remaining unpublished in the De"partment of State, twelve thousand dollars."

CONTENTS

OF THE

THIRD VOLUME

DIPLOMATIC CORRESPONDENCE.

From Thomas Jefferson to John Jay. Paris, March
5th, 1786.

Colonel Humphreys intends returning home. Bears
testimony to the faithful discharge of his duties.

From Thomas Jefferson to John Jay. London,

March 12th, 1786.

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Reasons for repairing to London. Question upon the

guarantee of France and America with respect to

their respective possessions; will ask the good of-

fices of France to obtain a delivery of the Posts.

From John Jay to Thomas Jefferson. New-York,

June 16th, 1786.

Re-

Letters of Mr. Jefferson received to the 12th March,

that of the 2d January, very interesting.

grets that France has derived so little advantage

from the commerce with America. French sys-

tem of Monopoly. Business still undecided by

Congress. Approves of Mr. Jefferson's going to

England.

From Thomas Jefferson to John Jay. London,

April 23d, 1786.

Conversation with Duncan Campbell, Chairman of

the Committee of British merchants, on British

and American affairs.

From the same to the same.

1786.

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London, April 23d,

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Treaty with Portugal at length brought to a close.

With England nothing is done, or intended to be

done. Amidst all the changes of Ministry no

changes of measures towards America. All at-
tempts at negotiation futile. Opinions of the Mar-
quis of Lansdown and Dr. Price.

From John Jay to Thomas Jefferson.

July 14th, 1786.

New-York,

Letters of the 23d April received. Is pleased with

the prospect of a Treaty with Portugal. Ameri-

can affairs. Encroachments of New-Brunswick

on the Eastern Boundary. Trouble expected with

the Indians. Inability of Congress to provide the

ways and means, to meet pecuniary engagements.

Nothing wrong in Congress--but their wanting

the power of coercion.

From Thomas Jefferson to William Carmichael.

Paris, May 5th, 1786.

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Conferences with the Tripolitan Ambassador. Com-

mercial treaty arranged with Portugal. Overtures

to the Court of London. The King, Ministers and

nation bitterly hostile to us.

From Thomas Jefferson to M. Dumas. Paris, May

6, 1786.

No intelligence of the arrival of the Prussian treaty

in America. Reasons for proceeding to London.

The English inimical to the United States.

From Thomas Jefferson to John Adams.

May 11th, 1786.

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Encloses letters on African affairs. The price of

peace beyond our powers. Recommends the re-

turn of Mr. Lamb to Congress.

From Thomas Jefferson to John Jay.

Paris, May

12th, 1786.

Friendly overtures of the Baron de Blome, Minis-

ter from the Court of Denmark. The commerce

of that country on a very free footing.
If par-

ticular stipulations are more eligible is ready to

concur, with the United States in establishing them.

The Imperial Minister receives a full power to ne-

gotiate, and asks for a draft of propositions. En-

closes the following letters. From Thomas Bar-

clay to Thomas Jefferson. Bayonne, Feb. 24th,

1786, (23.) From the same to the same. Madrid,

March 13th, 1786, (24.) From the same to the

same. Madrid, March 20th, 1786, (25.) From

the same to the same. Madrid, March 23d, 1786,

(25.) From T. Barclay to John Adams. Madrid,

March 27th, 1786, (26.) From the same to Thom-

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