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i94 CORRESPONDENCE AND PUBLIC PAPERS.
opinion it will be proper to leave Mr. Carmichael there,
that it may not seem as if we abandoned that court. As I
understand a courier is just setting out from hence for
Madrid, I add this line to inform you of this particular,
having great regard to the judgment of this Minister. Let
me know by a previous line if you conclude to come, and
if, as I hope, Mrs. Jay will accompany you, that I may provide for you proper lodgings.
I am with great and sincere esteem,
Dear Sir, your most obedient and
most humble servant,
B. Franklin.
benjamin franklin to jay.
Passy, April 24th, 1782.
Dear Sir :
The Prince de Massaran being so good as to desire carrying a letter to you, I sit down to write you a few lines,
though I hope soon to see you.
Enclosed I send a copy of one of Mr. Deane's letters ; I
shall show you more when you come.
In consequence of a proposition I sent over, the parliament of Britain have just passed an act for exchanging
American prisoners. They have near 1100 in the jails of
England and Ireland, all committed as charged with high
treason. The act is to empower the king, notwithstanding
such commitments, to consider them as prisoners of war,
according to the law of nations, and exchange them as such.
This seems to be giving up their pretensions of considering
us as rebellious subjects, and is a kind of acknowledgment
of our independence. Transports are now taking up to
carry back to their country the poor, brave fellows, who
have borne for years their cruel captivity, rather than serve
our enemies, and an equal number of English are to be de-
| 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 | 00000215 |
| Type | Books/Pamphlets |
| Transcript | i94 CORRESPONDENCE AND PUBLIC PAPERS. opinion it will be proper to leave Mr. Carmichael there, that it may not seem as if we abandoned that court. As I understand a courier is just setting out from hence for Madrid, I add this line to inform you of this particular, having great regard to the judgment of this Minister. Let me know by a previous line if you conclude to come, and if, as I hope, Mrs. Jay will accompany you, that I may provide for you proper lodgings. I am with great and sincere esteem, Dear Sir, your most obedient and most humble servant, B. Franklin. benjamin franklin to jay. Passy, April 24th, 1782. Dear Sir : The Prince de Massaran being so good as to desire carrying a letter to you, I sit down to write you a few lines, though I hope soon to see you. Enclosed I send a copy of one of Mr. Deane's letters ; I shall show you more when you come. In consequence of a proposition I sent over, the parliament of Britain have just passed an act for exchanging American prisoners. They have near 1100 in the jails of England and Ireland, all committed as charged with high treason. The act is to empower the king, notwithstanding such commitments, to consider them as prisoners of war, according to the law of nations, and exchange them as such. This seems to be giving up their pretensions of considering us as rebellious subjects, and is a kind of acknowledgment of our independence. Transports are now taking up to carry back to their country the poor, brave fellows, who have borne for years their cruel captivity, rather than serve our enemies, and an equal number of English are to be de- |
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