61To Thomas Jefferson from Edmond Charles Genet, 27 May 1793 (Jefferson Papers)
between the United States and France gave French warships and privateers the right to bring enemy prizes into American ports without being subject to duties, seizure, search, arrest, or examination into the legality of prizes, but did not mention any role for French...
62From Alexander Hamilton to Thomas Jefferson, [9–14 May 1793] (Hamilton Papers)
not warranted by the usage of nations nor by the stipulations existing between the United States and France. It is true, that it is not so warranted, nor yet by any law of the Land: that, therefore, it is a mere nullity, can be respected in no court, make no part in the title...
63Memorial from George Hammond, with Jefferson’s Notes, 8 May 1793 (Jefferson Papers)
by the stipulations of any existing treaties between the United States and France, and may lead to the most dangerous consequences. The undersigned therefore presumes to hope that, if his opinion should be so fortunate as to receive the sanction of the executive government of the United States, the latter will...
64To Thomas Jefferson from Martin de Villeneuve, 22 December 1791 (Jefferson Papers)
of the 14 Nov. 1788 Consular Convention between the United States and France governs the settlement of differences between French citizens or whether Article
65VI. Alexander Hamilton to Thomas Jefferson, 11 January 1791 (Jefferson Papers)
nation” is a very extensive one—the terms being almost words of course in Commercial Treaties. And consequently our own Vessels in the carrying Trade between the United States and France would be in a worse situation than French Vessels. This is the necessary result of equal privileges on on[e] side, and unequal on the other, in favour of the Vessels of France.
66From James Madison to Thomas Jefferson, 31 December 1790 (Madison Papers)
. Gives his views concerning the application of the treaty of amity and commerce between the United States and France to the latter’s protest of the United States tonnage acts.
67To Thomas Jefferson from James Swan, 3 October 1790 (Jefferson Papers)
On Swan’s interest in promoting trade between the United States and France, see TJ to Swan, 23 Mch. 1789. It is possible that he sent TJ about this time a copy of his
68To Thomas Jefferson from John Jay, with Enclosure, 27 July 1787 (Jefferson Papers)
Congress being desirous that the Commerce between the United States and France may be promoted by every reciprocal Regulation conducive to that End, wish that no Time may be lost in ascertaining the Privileges, Powers and Duties of their respective Consuls, Vice Consuls and commercial Agents and Commissaries.
69To Thomas Jefferson from Vernes, 30 June 1787 (Jefferson Papers)
may have been an early draft of Bérard’s Observations on the tobacco trade between the United States and France, printed under 3 Sep. 1787, q.v. for a note on Bérard’s letter to the farmers-general of 14 July 1787 and other documents involved in the efforts being made by TJ, Lafayette, Bérard, and...
70To Thomas Jefferson from Calonne, 22 October 1786 (Jefferson Papers)
For a brief account of the immediate background of this general code of regulations affecting trade between the United States and France, see
71From James Madison to Thomas Jefferson, 17 October 1784 (Madison Papers)
alliance between the United States and France
72To Thomas Jefferson from James Madison, 17 October 1784 (Jefferson Papers)
alliance between the United States and France was insincere and transitory
73To Thomas Jefferson from Charles Thomson, 18 June 1784 (Jefferson Papers)
...the episode and, upon Marbois’ declining Boinod & Gaillard’s offer to print his version, dealt so harshly with him that he complained to Vergennes, charging that the aim of the publishers was to sow discord between the United States and France. On this affair, see