To John Jay from Floridablanca, 12 August 1780
From Floridablanca
[Á St. Ildefonso le 12 Aout 1780]
Le Comte de Florida Blanca vient de recevoir la Note que Mr. de Jay lui [a] addressée en date d’hier au sujet des nouveaux Billets qui lui ont été presentés— Il est mortifié de ne pas pouvoir pour Aujourd’hui donner une Reponse positive sur l’acceptation des dits billets, et il doit repeter qu’il attend toujours la Personne dont on a fait mention dans de Notes precedentes.
[Translation]
[St. Ildefonso, 12th August 1780]
The Count de Florida Blanca has just received Mr. Jay’s Note of yesterday, on the Subject of the new Bills which have been presented to him. He is mortified not to be able to return a positive answer to Day respecting the acceptance of said Bills, and must repeat that he still waits for the person of whom mention has been made in preceding Notes.
LbkCs, in French with English translation, embedded in JJ to the President of Congress, 6 Nov., below, DNA: PCC, item 110, 1: 249–50 (EJ: 4130); NNC: JJ Lbk. 1; CSmH.