31To George Washington from Petersburg, Va., Citizens, 1 August 1795 (Washington Papers)
...American bottoms to seizure, deserves the most pointed reprobation; because it will immediately deprive the American merchants of the benefit of carrying the goods of nations at war with Great Britain—because in case of a war between the United States and France, which the people forbid! American property in british
32From James Madison to Charles Pinckney, 12 October 1803 (Madison Papers)
...so absurdly blended with the project the offensive communication of the perfidy which she charges on the First Consul? If it be her aim to prevent the execution of the Treaty between the United States and France, in order to have for her neighbour the latter instead of the United States, it is not difficult to shew that she mistakes the lesser for the greater danger, against which she...
33To Alexander Hamilton from Timothy Pickering, 25 February 1799 (Hamilton Papers)
“An Act further to suspend the Commercial Intercourse between the United States and France, and the dependencies thereof” (...read: “The course of the transactions in relation to the United States and France, which have come to my knowledge during your recess, will be made the subject of a future communication. That communication will confirm the ultimate failure of the measures which have...
34To John Adams from Timothy Pickering, 20 November 1799 (Adams Papers)
...thro’ the minister resident of the United States at the Hague, manifestations of a desire on the part of the French Republic, to adjust the differences between the United States and France, and that a minister from the former would be duly received: it seemed to be proper further to evince the pacific disposition of the United States: and therefore I nominated Envoys to the French Republic...
35From James Madison to Congress, 1 June 1812 (Madison Papers)
...of the British Cabinet to its unjust Edicts, that it received every encouragement, within the competency of the Executive branch of our Government, to expect that a repeal of them, would be followed by a war between the United States and France, unless the French Edicts should also be repealed.
36From Alexander Hamilton to Oliver Wolcott, Junior, 13 March 1799 (Hamilton Papers)
This is a reference to Section 3 of “An Act to suspend the commercial intercourse between the United States and France, and the dependencies thereof” (See also “An Act further to suspend the Commercial Intercourse between the United States and France, and the dependencies thereof” (
37Preparations to Negotiate an Alliance with Great Britain: Editorial Note (Jefferson Papers)
). He assured the secretary of state that he was no longer needed in Paris and that his departure for London would not impair relations between the United States and France (
38IV. John Adams to Charles Adams, 13 February 1794 (Adams Papers)
By the first Article of the Treaty of Commerce between the United States and France it is Stipulated that
39To George Washington from Caroline County, Va., Citizens, 11 August 1795 (Washington Papers)
For the Treaty of Amity and Commerce between the United States and France, see
40From James Madison to Robert R. Livingston, 6 October 1803 (Madison Papers)
...and affirming that on no other condition Spain would have ceded it to France. In the second note dated Sept. 27 it is urged as an additional objection to the Treaty between the United States and France, that the French Government had never completed the title of France, having failed to procure the stipulated recognition of the King of Etruria from Russia and Great Britain, which was a...