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J A Y TO THE PRESIDENT OF CONGRESS. 25
ject, in which he mentions the advances made to Dr.
Franklin, and the improbability of his being able to
assist me, but concluded with saying he would do his
best. Shortly after, I received a letter from Count
de Vergennes, which left me without hopes of succour from that quarter, except that Dr. Franklin
promised to accept my drafts to the amount of twenty-five thousand dollars.
In December following, I had a long and interesting conference with Count de Florida Blanca, the
particulars of which it is not necessary minutely to
enumerate by this opportunity. He expressly promised me one hundred and fifty thousand dollars. As
the bills afterwards became due, I applied for money
to pay them, and received it to the amount of thirty-
four thousand eight hundred and eighty dollars.
On the 15th of March I sent him a list of bills payable in April, which amounted to eighty-nine thousand
and eighty-three dollars.
On the 25th I was informed that the payment of
this sum could not then be possibly made, but that
the balance due on the one hundred and fifty thousand dollars promised should be paid in the course
of six months.
I communicated this matter to the Ambassador of
France, and I must do him the justice to say that
his conduct on this occasion merits our thanks. All
he could obtain from this Court was that the amount
of the April bills should be paid me in six equal
monthly payments. This arrangement still leaving
me unprovided with the means of satisfying the ap-
| Title | The correspondence and public papers of John Jay - 2 |
| Creator | Jay, John |
| Publisher | G.P. Putnam's Sons |
| Place of Publication | New York, London |
| Date | [1890-93] |
| Type | Books/Pamphlets |
| Title | 00000046 |
| Type | Books/Pamphlets |
| Transcript | J A Y TO THE PRESIDENT OF CONGRESS. 25 ject, in which he mentions the advances made to Dr. Franklin, and the improbability of his being able to assist me, but concluded with saying he would do his best. Shortly after, I received a letter from Count de Vergennes, which left me without hopes of succour from that quarter, except that Dr. Franklin promised to accept my drafts to the amount of twenty-five thousand dollars. In December following, I had a long and interesting conference with Count de Florida Blanca, the particulars of which it is not necessary minutely to enumerate by this opportunity. He expressly promised me one hundred and fifty thousand dollars. As the bills afterwards became due, I applied for money to pay them, and received it to the amount of thirty- four thousand eight hundred and eighty dollars. On the 15th of March I sent him a list of bills payable in April, which amounted to eighty-nine thousand and eighty-three dollars. On the 25th I was informed that the payment of this sum could not then be possibly made, but that the balance due on the one hundred and fifty thousand dollars promised should be paid in the course of six months. I communicated this matter to the Ambassador of France, and I must do him the justice to say that his conduct on this occasion merits our thanks. All he could obtain from this Court was that the amount of the April bills should be paid me in six equal monthly payments. This arrangement still leaving me unprovided with the means of satisfying the ap- |
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