1John Quincy Adams to Abigail Adams, 7 October 1797 (Adams Papers)
Harper’s Observations upon the dispute between the United States and France are very valuable, and must I think prove very useful.Observations on the Dispute Between the United States and France … in May, 1797
2John Quincy Adams to Abigail Adams, 25 July 1798 (Adams Papers)
that the commissioners had “no prospect of success” in their mission. Gerry also offered the opinion that a war between the United States and France would lead to disaster for both sides (King to ...suspend all commercial intercourse between the United States and France was not taken up and said that the Anglo-American party would never succeed in sparking a war between the two countries....
3Thomas Boylston Adams to Abigail Adams, 12 February 1798 (Adams Papers)
Naval Documents Related to the Quasi-War between the United States and France
4Jeremy Belknap to Abigail Adams, 14 June 1798 (Adams Papers)
Observations on the Dispute between the United States and France
5Richard Cranch to Abigail Adams, 10 November 1800 (Adams Papers)
...April and September, culminating in the Convention of 1800. Negotiations were slowed by contention over the Jay Treaty and the 7 July 1798 act voiding all prior treaties between the United States and France. Officially dated 30 Sept. 1800 but signed on 1 and 3 Oct., the convention contained 27 articles that reaffirmed the “inviolable, and universal peace, and a true and sincere...
6William Smith Shaw to Abigail Adams, 21 January 1799 (Adams Papers)
on a bill in Congress that would further suspend relations between the United States and France (