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254 CORRESPONDENCE AND PUBLIC PAPERS.
I will not conceal from you, that although this double advance is neither beyond my means nor my disposition, yet
the former is entirely absorbed by the necessities of the
government, so that I shall be the more desirous, that you
would enable me to meet these engagements, as I shall always find a difficulty in disposing of your paper. I speak
to you frankly, since I shall always endeavor, as I have
heretofore done, to serve you in the same spirit.
I have the honor to be, &c.
Cabarrus.
By way of answer to this letter, I instructed Mr.
Carmichael to inform M. Cabarrus of the exact state
I was in, with respect to my expectations of aid both
here and from France, for I did not choose to commit
a matter of this kind in writing to M. Cabarrus' discretion. I could not give him positive assurances of
being speedily repaid, either by a credit on Dr. Franklin, or by money to be obtained here, but I submitted
to his consideration the improbability that this or the
French Court would permit these bills to be protested,
and assured him that Dr. Franklin was using his best
endeavours in our favour, and had so far succeeded as
to encourage me to expect that he would soon be able
at least to replace the sum which M. Cabarrus had
already advanced to me.
The next day, viz., the nth of February, I waited
upon the Ambassador of France. I represented to
him in the strongest terms the critical situation of
our credit, and communicated to him the contents
both of Dr. Franklin's and M. Cabarrus' letters.
I requested him to speak seriously and pressingly
to the Minister on the subject, and to remind him
| 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 | 00000275 |
| Type | Books/Pamphlets |
| Transcript | 254 CORRESPONDENCE AND PUBLIC PAPERS. I will not conceal from you, that although this double advance is neither beyond my means nor my disposition, yet the former is entirely absorbed by the necessities of the government, so that I shall be the more desirous, that you would enable me to meet these engagements, as I shall always find a difficulty in disposing of your paper. I speak to you frankly, since I shall always endeavor, as I have heretofore done, to serve you in the same spirit. I have the honor to be, &c. Cabarrus. By way of answer to this letter, I instructed Mr. Carmichael to inform M. Cabarrus of the exact state I was in, with respect to my expectations of aid both here and from France, for I did not choose to commit a matter of this kind in writing to M. Cabarrus' discretion. I could not give him positive assurances of being speedily repaid, either by a credit on Dr. Franklin, or by money to be obtained here, but I submitted to his consideration the improbability that this or the French Court would permit these bills to be protested, and assured him that Dr. Franklin was using his best endeavours in our favour, and had so far succeeded as to encourage me to expect that he would soon be able at least to replace the sum which M. Cabarrus had already advanced to me. The next day, viz., the nth of February, I waited upon the Ambassador of France. I represented to him in the strongest terms the critical situation of our credit, and communicated to him the contents both of Dr. Franklin's and M. Cabarrus' letters. I requested him to speak seriously and pressingly to the Minister on the subject, and to remind him |
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