1From John Jay to Floridablanca, 6 March 1780 (Jay Papers)
I have been honored with your Excellency’s favor of the 24 th . Ult., which did not come to my Hands ’till some time after its arrival. The Sentiments which his Majesty is pleased to entertain of me, together with the polite manner in which your Excellency has been so obliging as to express them, demand my warmest Acknowledgements; and give additional Force to the many motives, which render me...
2From John Jay to Floridablanca, 25 April 1780 (Jay Papers)
M r . Carmichael has delivered to me a Paper he had the Honor of recieving from Your Excellency before my arrival here, containing Heads of many important Inquiries, respecting which it was judged necessary that his catholic Majesty should be exactly informed before entering into a discussion with me and M r . Carmichal jointly or separately on the Subject of the Affairs of the united States...
3From John Jay to Floridablanca, 29 April 1780 (Jay Papers)
By the address of Congress to their Constituents, on the Subject of their Finances, which I had the Honor of transmitting to your Excellency, you have doubtless observed, that in September last Congress came to a Resolution of emitting no more Bills, than with those already emitted and in Circulation, would amount to 200′000′000 of Dollars. That about the same Time they called upon their...
4From John Jay to Floridablanca, 12 May 1780 (Jay Papers)
It is with the utmost Reluctance that I can prevail upon myself, to draw your Excellency’s Attention from the great objects that perpetually engage ^ it. ^ —but the Liberality, Frankness, and Candor which distinguished your Conduct towards me the last Evening has impressed me with such correspondent Sentiments of Delicacy, as to place me in a most disagreable Situation. Deeply sensible of the...
5From John Jay to Floridablanca, 9 June 1780 (Jay Papers)
The propositions which your Excellency did me the favor to send me on the 7 th . ins t . have been considered with all the attention which their great importance demands. The evidence they contain of his Majestys friendly disposition towards the united states, will I am persuaded make correspondent impressions on the Citizens of America; and permit me to assure you that his Majestys desire of...
6From John Jay to Floridablanca, 19 June 1780 (Jay Papers)
M r . Jay presents his respectful Compliments to his Excellency the Count D’Florida Blanca, and takes the Liberty of enclosing a Copy of a Note he has just recieved, respecting a Bill drawn upon him for 333 Dollars. From this his Excellency will percieve the painful Situation M r . Jay is in. He forbears making any Reflections on it, being persuaded that His Excellency’s wisdom and Sensibility...
7From John Jay to Floridablanca, 20 June 1780, enclosing the Humble Petition of Thomas Shuker Native of New Hampshire, 27 … (Jay Papers)
M r : Jay has the Honor of representing to his Excellency the Count D’ Florida Blanca, that Thomas Shuker a Native of the State of New Hampshire, and Captain of an american armed vessel, was captured by the Enemy in September last, and finally carried to England. That in January last he shipped himself on Board the Dover Cutter of London, then lying in Yarmouth Road. That on the 13 th . of...
8From John Jay to Floridablanca, 22 June 1780 (Jay Papers)
I have received the Note which your Excellency did me the honor to write on the 20 th Instant, and I take ^ the ^ earliest opportunity of expressing my thanks for your Excellencys permission to accept the bills mentioned in it, which I have accordingly done. Agreable to your Excellencys recommendation in the first conference, I have turned my thoughts very seriously to the objects which were...
9From John Jay to Floridablanca, 28 June 1780 (Jay Papers)
M r . Jay presents his respectful Compliments to his Excellency the Count D’Florida Blanca. & has the Honor of informing him that he has been called upon to accept Bills to the Amount of between ten and eleven thousand Dollars. That the far greater Part of them belong to Mess rs . Joyce of this City, who have agreed to wait for an answer until Monday next. M r . Jay exceedingly regrets his...
10From John Jay to Floridablanca, 28 June 1780 (Jay Papers)
I have the Honor of transmitting to your Excellency herewith enclosed a Copy of an Act of the State of Connecticut just come to Hand, in which are recited certain Resolutions of Congress passed the 18 th March last. These Resolutions are calculated to put the american Finances on a permanent Footing. They direct, among other Things, that Bills be issued, redeemable in Specie with Interest, at...