1To John Adams from Timothy Pickering, 2 November 1797 (Adams Papers)
...examine & decide on the claims of our citizens for losses they have sustained in consequence of their vessels & cargoes having been taken by the subjects of his Catholic Majesty, during the late war between Spain and France. Their sittings have been interrupted: but the cases are not numerous; and the citizens who have suffered may now expect timely decisions after their documents shall...
2To George Washington from Timothy Pickering, 13 October 1796 (Washington Papers)
Humphreys’s skepticism about an imminent war between Spain and Great Britain, which he expressed in his 10 Aug. letter to Pickering, was proven wrong. Spain and France had signed an alliance in August 1796, and Spain and Britain were soon at war (see
3To George Washington from Timothy Pickering, 20 October 1796 (Washington Papers)
The Franco-Spanish Treaty of Offensive and Defensive Alliance, signed at San Ildefonso, Spain, on 19 Aug., effectively created an alliance between Spain and France and paved the way for Spain’s declaration of war against Britain on