Higginson, Stephen, 1743-1828 to Mr. LeRoy and Mr. Bayard

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GLC#
GLC02450.08-View header record
Type
Letters
Date
1794/07/03
Author/Creator
Higginson, Stephen, 1743-1828
Title
to Mr. LeRoy and Mr. Bayard
Place Written
Boston, Massachusetts
Pagination
1 p. : address : docket Height: 24.3 cm, Width: 19.4 cm
Primary time period
The New Nation, 1783-1815
Sub-Era
The Early Republic

Discusses a shipping business venture. Comments on French naval activities in the West Indies, including their recapturing of Guadeloupe from the British. Mentions a possible response from Sir John Jervis. Speculates that the French might not only recover the islands taken by Jervis but capture him as well. Expects a positive outcome from John Jay's upcoming negotiations in London, part of which were aimed at obtaining indemnities for shippers, securing the right to trade in the British West Indies, and ensuring peace. That meeting produced Jay's Treaty.

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