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- GLC#
- GLC03257
- Type
- Letters
- Date
- 17 June 1781
- Author/Creator
- Morris, Gouverneur, 1752-1816
- Title
- to John Jay
- Place Written
- Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
- Pagination
- 3 p. : docket ; Height: 24 cm, Width: 20 cm
- Primary time period
- American Revolution, 1763-1783
- Sub-Era
- The War for Independence
Writes to Jay, then Minister to Spain, about Jays appointment as one of five commissioners to negotiate peace during the American Revolution (which eventually resulted in the Treaty of Paris). Gives advice on how to deal with Spain, asking him to reiterate their commitment to winning the war and to "Hint a private Treaty to comprehend the Cession of the Floridas and even of Jamaica as an Ultimatum of Peace." Praises the appointment of Thomas McKean as President of Congress. The letter was continued on 10 July and 17 July 1781. Signed twice.
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