Jay, John, 1745-1829 to Timothy Pickering

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GLC#
GLC00023
Type
Letters
Date
February 12, 1811
Author/Creator
Jay, John, 1745-1829
Title
to Timothy Pickering
Place Written
Bedford, New York
Pagination
2 p. : docket ; Height: 25 cm, Width: 20 cm
Primary time period
The New Nation, 1783-1815
Sub-Era
The Age of Jefferson & Madison

Responds to former Senator Pickering's request for information regarding monetary aid the United States received from Spain in 1780. Mentions a letter he received from Spain's minister of state in 1780, Count Floridablanca, confirming Spain's good intentions toward the United States. Refers to a discussion of aid received by the United States from Spain in a 1780 conference with the Spanish official Don Diego de Gardoqui.

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