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ROBERT MORRIS TO JAY. 35
ruary, and received on the 27th of April last, Congress are
informed that you had received despatches from them dated
in October. These must have contained their instructions
to you to adhere to the claim of the United States to the
navigation of the Mississippi. A reconsideration of that
subject determined Congress, on the 15th day of February
last, to recede from that instruction so far as it insisted on
their claim to the navigation of that river below the thirty-
first degree of north latitude, and to a free port or ports
below the same. On the receipt of this latter instruction,
Congress have little doubt that the great obstacle to your
negotiations will be removed, and that you will not only be
able without further delay to conclude the proposed alliance
with his Catholic Majesty, but that the liberality and friendly
disposition manifested on the part of the United States by
such a cession, will induce him to afford them some substantial and effectual aid in the article of money. The loss
attending the negotiation of bills of exchange has been
severely felt. A supply of specie through the Havana
would be much more convenient and acceptable.
Samuel Huntington, President.
ROBERT MORRIS TO JAY.
Philadelphia, June 5th, 178L
Dear Sir :
I must freely acknowledge the justice of your charge
against me as a bad correspondent, for the force of truth
would convict, were I to deny, and perhaps friendship will
hardly bear with palliatives; but knowing well your attachment to, and practice of sincerity, I shall honestly tell you I
did not like to write on political matters, and in what may
be called domestic, you had constantly better information
than 't was possible for me to give, having also very ample
employment for my time; you will reflect, that all these
| 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 | 00000056 |
| Type | Books/Pamphlets |
| Transcript | ROBERT MORRIS TO JAY. 35 ruary, and received on the 27th of April last, Congress are informed that you had received despatches from them dated in October. These must have contained their instructions to you to adhere to the claim of the United States to the navigation of the Mississippi. A reconsideration of that subject determined Congress, on the 15th day of February last, to recede from that instruction so far as it insisted on their claim to the navigation of that river below the thirty- first degree of north latitude, and to a free port or ports below the same. On the receipt of this latter instruction, Congress have little doubt that the great obstacle to your negotiations will be removed, and that you will not only be able without further delay to conclude the proposed alliance with his Catholic Majesty, but that the liberality and friendly disposition manifested on the part of the United States by such a cession, will induce him to afford them some substantial and effectual aid in the article of money. The loss attending the negotiation of bills of exchange has been severely felt. A supply of specie through the Havana would be much more convenient and acceptable. Samuel Huntington, President. ROBERT MORRIS TO JAY. Philadelphia, June 5th, 178L Dear Sir : I must freely acknowledge the justice of your charge against me as a bad correspondent, for the force of truth would convict, were I to deny, and perhaps friendship will hardly bear with palliatives; but knowing well your attachment to, and practice of sincerity, I shall honestly tell you I did not like to write on political matters, and in what may be called domestic, you had constantly better information than 't was possible for me to give, having also very ample employment for my time; you will reflect, that all these |
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