From John Jay to Floridablanca, 19 June 1780
To Floridablanca
[Madrid 19 June 1780]
Mr. Jay presents his respectful Compliments to his Excellency the Count D’Florida Blanca, and takes the Liberty of enclosing a Copy of a Note he has just recieved, respecting a Bill drawn upon him for 333 Dollars.1
From this his Excellency will percieve the painful Situation Mr. Jay is in. He forbears making any Reflections on it, being persuaded that His Excellency’s wisdom and Sensibility render them unnecessary.
AL, SpMaAHN: Estado, leg. 3884, exp. 4, doc. 53 (EJ: 12135). C, enclosed in JJ to BF, 17 July, below. LbkC, DLC: Franklin (EJ: 10266). LbkCs of text embedded in JJ to the President of Congress, 6 Nov., below, DNA: PCC, item 110, 1: 220 (EJ: 4119); NNC: JJ Lbk. 1; CSmH. Enclosure: Cabarrús to JJ, 19 June, AL, NNC (EJ: 8260).
1. In the enclosed note dated 19 June, Cabarrús requested acceptance of a bill drawn on JJ. JJ informed Cabarrús on 20 June, Dft, NNC (EJ: 8259), that an unavoidable delay prevented him from quickly giving a positive answer. For Floridablanca’s subsequent response, see his letter of 20 June and JJ’s reply of 22 June, both below. For a description of the bills drawn, see the Committee for Foreign Affairs to JJ, 12 July, below.