To James Madison from John Brown, 8 June 1795
From John Brown
Phila. 8th. June 1795
Dear Sir
This being the appointed Day 25 Senators attended & the Budget was opened & read.1 No discussion has yet taken place, & it has been determined that untill otherwise ordered by the Senate no publication of its contents shall be made. This will account for my not giving you particulars. I will however barely hint to you, that Capt. Blaneys2 statement where inacurate, was in favor of the Negotiator. Mr. Jay has secured his election to the Govt. of N York & is expected here tomorrow or next day to support & explain the offspring of his Mission.3 Mr Aidet who superceeds Mr Fouchet has landed at New Port Rhode Island & it is supposed will be here shortly. His arrival will be very A propos.
I have never recd. a line from you relative to Mr Dhormers Township.4 Will you be so good as to drop me a few lines upon that Subject. Present my respectful regards to Mrs. Madison. In much haste. Yours—
J. Brown
RC (DLC). Docketed by JM.
1. When the Third Congress adjourned on 3 Mar., the Jay treaty had not yet arrived in the U.S. Washington therefore summoned a special Senate session of the Fourth Congress to convene on 8 June to consider the treaty (, 1:177–78).
2. David Blaney, captain of the ship Thomas, delivered Jay’s treaty to Secretary of State Randolph (George Pellew, John Jay [Boston, 1890], pp. 304–5).
3. Contrary to expectations, Jay neither came to Philadelphia nor offered any justification of the treaty he had negotiated, other than a perfunctory reply to Secretary of State Randolph’s request for information (Reardon, Edmund Randolph, pp. 291–92).
4. In 1787 Congress had passed a resolution granting Arnold Henry Dohrman a township near Steubenville, Ohio, in partial compensation for his services during the Revolution. The resolution was finally implemented in 1801 (, 33:587–88; , 6:43–44).