1From John Adams to John Jay, 24 November 1785 (Adams Papers)
...in France, and the Admission of your Flour and all other Things to their Islands, by Stipulating to lay greater Duties upon British than French ships & Goods, to lay Duties upon English West India Rum in favour of French Brandies &c. But in these Things I think We need not be in haste.—
2From George Washington to Moustier, 17 August 1788 (Washington Papers)
This Doctrine has been already verified so far as an opportunity has been affor’ded to observe the effect. The use of French Brandy, in common Taverns as well as private Houses, has been substituted, for two or three years past, very much in the room of Jamaica Rum; Probably not less than 24,000 gallons have been imported into this...
3Bill concerning the Collection of Duties, [8 January] 1787 (Madison Papers)
...power not in commercial Treaty with the United States six shillings per ton, vessels of War only, excepted[;] upon every gallon of rum or other distilled Spirits twelve pence per gallon except French Brandies upon which shall be paid a duty of six pence per gallon: upon every gallon of Madeira wine eighteen pence per gallon and on all other Wines twelve pence per Gallon except French...
4From James Madison to Thomas Jefferson, 15 February 1787 (Madison Papers)
...vessels of nations not in treaty with the U. S. an addl. duty of 4 d. on every gallon of Wine except French Wines, and of 2 d. on every gallon of distilled Spirits except French brandies which are made duty free. The exceptions in favor of France were the effect of the sentiments & regulations communicated to you by Mr. Calonne. A printed copy of the communication was recd. the last day...
5From James Madison to Edmund Randolph, 18 February 1787 (Madison Papers)
, XII, 289–90). He claimed that the exemption from duties of French brandy imported into Virginia by French vessels violated the most-favored-nation clause (Art. II) of the Dutch treaty with the U.S. (Miller, ed.,
6To James Madison from John Dawson, [ca. 10 November] 1787 (Madison Papers)
...had lodged a formal protest against “An act to impose certain duties,” passed by the legislature the year before. He claimed that the act violated the Dutch treaty with the U.S. by discriminating against Dutch ships importing French brandy. See ...amending act that passed 8 Jan. 1788 Dutch vessels were extended the same privilege enjoyed by French bottoms of importing French brandy duty-...
7To James Madison from Thomas Pleasants, Jr., 25 July 1788 (Madison Papers)
4th What is the amot. of French Brandies, annually Consumed in Virginia?
8Import Duties, [25 April] 1789 (Madison Papers)
...approved. The House then took up the twelve-cent duty on other spirits. Smith (Maryland), in order to introduce the principle of discrimination between treaty and nontreaty countries, moved for a six-cent per gallon duty on French brandy (...motion for six cents on French brandy was modified to twelve cents on Jamaica rum and ten cents on other spirits imported from countries having...
9Import Duties, [28 April] 1789 (Madison Papers)
...no advantage the general government can give to New England rum, will bring it into use; he proves this by the observations I made the other day relative to the effect produced in Virginia, where French brandy is imported in certain vessels free of duty; I shall add nothing more on this point than stating what is well known to be the case. In Virginia the habits of the people are so...
10From Thomas Jefferson to David Ramsay, 27 October 1786 (Jefferson Papers)
, q.v. At the time Otto transmitted the printed version, Van Berckel, the Dutch minister, had just protested to Congress against the Virginia Act granting exemption of duties to French brandies as being in violation of the most-favored-nation clause of the Treaty with the Netherlands of 1782, a protest which, on Jay’s report, Congress in Oct. 1787 conceded to be valid (Van Berckel to Jay,...
11To Thomas Jefferson from John Jay, 14 December 1786 (Jefferson Papers)
...delegates in Congress over the Mississippi question and the consular Convention should add strength to the growing Franco-American ties manifested, for example, by the decision at Berni of 24 May and by Virginia’s exemption of duties on French brandies. At this point in
12To Thomas Jefferson from James Madison, 15 February 1787 (Jefferson Papers)
...in vessels of nations not in treaty with the U.S., an additional duty of 4d. on every gallon of wine except French wines, and of 2d. on every gallon of distilled spirits except French brandies which are made duty free. The exceptions in favor of France were the effect of the sentiments and regulations communicated to you by Mr. Calonne. A printed copy of the communication was received the...