Detailed Response to Several Inquiries from Adams Regarding Relations with France
Item
Type
Autograph Letter Signed
Title
Detailed Response to Several Inquiries from Adams Regarding Relations with France
Description
Renders suggestions to the president, answering questions posed in a letter from Adams to McHenry on April 14, 1797. Subjects addressed include: when affronts from one state to another become intolerable (the possibility of war with France being particularly addressed in detail); asking France if it wishes for any special consideration which Britain currently receives from the U.S. that France does not, so that they may be satisfied; advice against canceling any of the provisions of treaties now existing with France, to avoid the appearance of favoring Britain; the inadvisability of proposing new treaty articles [may be specific ones proposed by Adams in his letter; unclear from context]; advice that protestations against France should be mild and calm; the advisability of proposing a new treaty, etc.
year created
1797
month created
04
day created
29
author
sent from location
War Office
recipient
in collection
in image
notable person/group
John Adams
James McHenry
Secretary of War
President United States
notable location
War Office
France
Britain
notable item/thing
treaty
foreign relations
Quasi War
Jay's Treaty
relations with France
relations with Britain
document number
1797042900002
page start
1
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Document instances
| In image | In source | Location in source | |
|---|---|---|---|
| [view document] (13 pages) | IDD04 (13 pages) | Collection: John Adams Papers | R: 384 |
Document names
| Type | Name | Location | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Author | James McHenry | War Office | [n/a] |
| Recipient | John Adams | [unknown] | [n/a] |