1From John Jay to Floridablanca, 11 August 1780 (Jay Papers)
M r Jay presents his respectful Compliments to his Excellency the Count D’Florida Blanca, and has the Honor of informing him, that since the Date of his last, Bills to the Amount of six thousand six hundred Dollars, have been presented to him for acceptance. M r Jay has prevailed upon the Holders of these Bills, to wait six or Eight Days for his Answer, on a Promise that the Time for their...
2From John Jay to Floridablanca, 16 August 1780 (Jay Papers)
The Letter which your Excellency did me the Honor to write on the 12 th . Inst: was delivered to me Yesterday. The kind Concern you are pleased to express for the Delay, which suspends my recieving a positive Answer respecting the Bills, demands my Acknowledgements, and is an additional Proof of that generous Sensibility, which enduced your Excellency to tell me, “that your Friendship for...
3From John Jay to Floridablanca, 22 September 1781 (Jay Papers)
I have the honor of transmitting herewith enclosed the propositions requested by Your Exe y . on Wednesday Evening last I have endeavoured to render them as short & simple as possible & I flatter myself that the unreserved frankness with which they are written will be no less agreeable to your Exey than I am sure it is consistent with the desire & disposition of my Constituents As the issue of...
4From John Jay to Floridablanca, 14 September 1780 (Jay Papers)
The information I received yesterday from your Excellency, by M r Gardoqui, has drawn the affair of the Bills of Exchange to a conclusion. He told me that the Exigencies of the State would not permit his Majesty to provide for the payment of more of those bills than were already accepted, amounting to about 14′000 dollars. As it is important that every Nation at war should know exactly the...
5From John Jay to Floridablanca, 28 June 1780 (Jay Papers)
I have the Honor of transmitting to your Excellency herewith enclosed a Copy of an Act of the State of Connecticut just come to Hand, in which are recited certain Resolutions of Congress passed the 18 th March last. These Resolutions are calculated to put the american Finances on a permanent Footing. They direct, among other Things, that Bills be issued, redeemable in Specie with Interest, at...
6From John Jay to Floridablanca, 11 December 1780 (Jay Papers)
Some of the Bills drawn on me, will probably become due, before M r Cabarrus’s operations can be brought to an Issue. So far as their Failure would injure the Credit, and relax the operations of a People actually at War with the Enemies of his Catholic Majesty, & opposing those Enemies in the very neighbourhood of his Dominions; it may certainly be considered as a matter interesting to Spain....
7From John Jay to Floridablanca, 11 July 1780 (Jay Papers)
M r Jay presents his respectful Complements to his Excellency the Count D FloridaBlanca, and has the Honor of informing him that Don Carlos Maria Marraci of this Place has presented to him for acceptance Bills amounting in the whole to 1665 Dollars. The Mess rs . Joyce consent to having their Bills payable at Bilboa, but have acquainted M r . Jay that the Name of the House there by whom they...
8From John Jay to Floridablanca, 12 November 1781 (Jay Papers)
I have rec d . the Letter which your Excellency did me the Honor to write on the 8 th . Instant. It gives me Pain to hear, that the Conduct of an American Vessel of war should be so reprehensible, as that of the Cicero has been represented to be. It is proper that I should inform your Excellency that the Captains of all American private Ships of War give Bond, with Sureties, to fulfil the...
9From John Jay to Floridablanca, 16 November 1781 (Jay Papers)
I find myself constrained to beseech your Excellency, to think a little of my Situation. Congress flatter themselves, that the offer they have made, would certainly induce his Majesty, at least to assist them with some Supplies— The Residue of the Bills drawn upon me, remain to be provided for— Those payable in next month, amount to 31′809 Dollars—would it be too inconvenient to your...
10From John Jay to Floridablanca, 3 September 1781 (Jay Papers)
When I consider that the delicate State of your Excellency’s health demands a greater degree of leisure & relaxation than the various business of your Office will permit, it is with great reluctance that I can prevail upon myself to remind your Excellency that Since our conference at Aranjues, the Affairs of the United States at this Court have made no Progress. The short residence of his...