1To George Washington from Lafayette, 9 May 1799 (Washington Papers)
...On hearing of the interior divisions which to me appear more unnatural than to those who have witnessed their progress, on finding how much in the differences betwenn the united States and france, the later had been to blame, and how far I am, not only to influence, but Even to ascertain the dispositions of her government, I had some times, within myself, Revolved the arguments Contained in...
2To George Washington from Timothy Pickering, 28 February 1799 (Washington Papers)
...by the nomination of Chief Justice Elsworth, Patrick Henry, and Mr Murray, “to be Envoys Extraordinary & ministers plenipotentiary to the French Republic, with full powers to discuss and settle, by a treaty, all controversies between the United States and France.” To this nomination, the President subjoined the following:
3To George Washington from Timothy Pickering, 24 January 1799 (Washington Papers)
On 21 Jan. 1799 President John Adams forwarded to the Congress the “Report of the Secretary of State on the transactions relating to the United States and France, since the last communication to Congress on that subject.” The report covering the period from the spring to the fall of 1798 concentrates on Talleyrand’s efforts “to exculpate” himself “from the charge of corruption” and...
4To George Washington from Timothy Pickering, 13 October 1798 (Washington Papers)
These are “An Act to suspend the commercial intercourse between the United States and France, and the dependencies thereof” (
5To George Washington from Lafayette, 20 May 1798 (Washington Papers)
...is a Circumstance which from Every public motives and private feelings makes me more UnHappy than I can find words to Express the Anxiety of My Mind—I mean the deplorable disputes Between the United States and france—I See that instead of Subsiding, as I Had Expected it would Be the Case, they Appear to Be worse than Ever—Let us Hope at Least that My Heart will not Be Rent with the dismal...
6To George Washington from Alexander Hamilton, c. January 1797 (Washington Papers)
Article I of the 1778 Treaty of Alliance between the United States and France stipulated that in case of war between France and Great Britain, the United States and France would “make it a common cause, and aid each other mutually with their good Offices, their Counsels, and their forces. …” According to Article XI of the same treaty, the two nations also promised to guarantee...
7To George Washington from Alexander Hamilton, 19 November 1796 (Washington Papers)
...France, and condemned U.S. neutrality policies of 1793 and 1794 that prohibited outfitting foreign armed vessels in U.S. ports. Adet began the letter by recalling the friendship between the United States and France established in their 1778 Treaty of Amity and Commerce, which stipulated “that French vessels of war … may freely conduct … the prizes they shall have made upon their enemies.”...
8From Alexander Hamilton to George Washington, 30 July 1796 (Hamilton Papers)
This is presumably a reference to relations between the United States and France.
9To George Washington from Thomas Paine, 30 July 1796 (Washington Papers)
The second article of the treaty of commerce between the United States and France says:An analysis of the Jay Treaty and its impact on relations between the United States and France continues for three paragraphs in Paine’s pamphlet (see pp. 46–49).
10To George Washington from Timothy Pickering, 4 July 1796 (Washington Papers)
As for the United States and France, Monroe claimed that his arrival had reversed “unfavorable impressions” and revived “the antient and close amity which had formerly subsisted … Such was the actual state of things when the report of Mr Jay’s treaty with the...