Adams Papers

From John Adams to United States Senate, 8 February 1799

Feb 8th 1799

Gentlemen of the Senate

I nominate William Smith our minister plenipotentiary to the court of Portugal to be envoy extraordinary and minister plenipotentiary to

The Sublime Ottoman Porte

with full powers to negotiate a treaty of Amity & commerce between the United States of America & the dominions and Dependencies of the Sublime Porte

John Adams

DNA: RG 46—Records of the U.S. Senate.

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    Adams Papers
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    From John Adams to United States Senate, 8 February 1799
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    Adams, John
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    United States Senate
    Date
    8 February 1799

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    “From John Adams to United States Senate, 8 February 1799,” Founders Online, National Archives, https://founders.archives.gov/documents/Adams/99-02-02-3329. [This is an Early Access document from The Adams Papers. It is not an authoritative final version.]

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