1To John Jay from William Carmichael, 15 February 1780 (Jay Papers)
I arrived in this city late in the Evening of the 11 th after a tedious and Disagreable Journey. We had heavy rains for more than two thirds of the time, which render’d the roads so very bad that neither persuasion, threats or money could induce our Muleteers to proceed faster. My own State of health and the situation in which I left Cadiz would have prevented me from quitting the company [ of...
2To John Jay from William Carmichael, 25 May 1780 (Jay Papers)
I did myself the honor of writing to you the 18 th and 23 d . instant inclosing in my first letter one from the C t de Florida Blanca and also a summary of news from America which the French Ambassador received via Cadiz; In the last I gave you an acc t of the sailing of the Ferrol Squadron, and of Fleet under Monsr Ternay having doubled Cape Finister, with news of the departure of an...
On the 7 th . Ult o . I had the Honor to write you,—Since which I have had an Opportunity of procuring very essential Information with respect to the negotiation between this Court & the Regency of Algiers.—Prudence dictates that I should not trust to this mode of Conveyance the means by which I have been able to obtain this Intelligence. I shall however not hesitate to inform you that all the...
4To John Jay from William Carmichael, 23 August 1783 (Jay Papers)
I have the honor to inform your Exc y . that I was presented yesterday to the King and this day to the Prince and Princess of the Asturias as Chargé’ d’affaires of the United States of America— I have every reason to be satisfied with my reception as also with the Conduct of his Exc y the C te de F. Blanca on this occasion If your Exc y . hath rec d . any recent instructions from Congress...
5To John Jay from William Carmichael, 26 February 1780 (Jay Papers)
I wait[ed] on his excellency the Conde de Florida Blanca yesterday agreable to the appointm t . of which I had the honor to give you notice the 18 th instant. he in a very polite and gracious manner told me that your letter
6To John Jay from William Carmichael, 18–19 June 1780 (Jay Papers)
Near 12 this night St Jean brought me your favors of the 16 th and 17 th with their inclosures. As it was too late to carry your letter to the C t . de Florida Blanca, I defer doing it until tomorrow morning. The Letters you sent me were from M r Lecouteux at Cadiz containing others for M r . Harrison & two newspapers, the latter ^ of ^ which I now send you, Two letters ^ also ^ from London,...
7To John Jay from William Carmichael, 8 June 1782 (Jay Papers)
On the 28 th Ult o . I did myself the honor of addressing Y r . Ex y at Bourdeaux under cover to M r Delap. On the 5 th Ins t . I left Aranjues in a poor State of health, having been attacked by my usual disorder the Bile, from which I still suffer greatly. The Court was already preparing to quit the Sitio before I left it & the French Embassador had returned to Madrid. On these Occasions you...
8To John Jay from William Carmichael, 3 July 1782 (Jay Papers)
I did myself the honor of addressing your Exc y . at Bourdeaux from Aranjues the 28 th May & from Madrid the 8 th & 17 th Ult o . I have not yet had the pleasure of hearing from you since your departure, but altho Anxious on this Subject, I impute your silence to the hurry and fatigue of your Voyage & your necessary occupations on reaching Paris, at which place I am informed by his Exc y the C...
9To John Jay from William Carmichael, 29 June 1780 (Jay Papers)
I know not whether I am more greived or hurt by yours of the 27 th which S t John brought me about nine oClock last night. I impute it neither to Pride nor Prudence, because I am perswaded that if you had done me the Justice to wait my return to Town, the latter would have prevented you from giving me without cause the most uneasy sensations, I have felt, since I have been in Spain; and your...
10To John Jay from William Carmichael, 29 April 1788 (Jay Papers)
On the 23 d instant I came to this place & on the 26 th had an opportunity of speaking to his Ex cy the C t de Florida Blanca on the subject of the reports which have been assiduously circulated for sometime past among the Corps Diplomatique & in the Capital of hostilities having been commenced by the Inhabitants on the Western Waters against Louisiana which hostilities were said to be...