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  • Jefferson1792Marp1.jpg

    Jefferson writes to Carmichael and Short, who as commissioners to Spain, are negotiating about navigation of the Mississippi River. He encloses their commission [not present] together with his instructions. Asks for frequent progress reports and authorizes use of a courier if necessary and the expense can be justified. Jefferson's instructions include a discussion of the boundary bet. Georgia and Florida; the right of the U.S. to free navigation of the whole length and breadth of the Mississippi River and the law of nature and nations which says oceans and rivers arefree to inhabitants of all areas through which they pass. Also wants an "entrepot" where cargoes can be unloaded safely for transshipment, etc. Instructions are printed in the Amer. State Papers, Foreign Relations, Vol. I, pp.252-57.
  • Jefferson1792Aprp1.jpg

    Jefferson writes to Carmichael and Short, who as commissioners to Spain are negotiating free navigation of the Mississippi River and other matters that led to the Treaty of San Lorenzo in October 1795. Jefferson extends negotiations to include "fugitive debtors & criminals" and other matters of common concern for "territories bordering on us."

    Jefferson's instructions were originally drafted by a Congressional committee in 1782 to be used by U.S. ministers for negotiating a peace or to the minister at the Court of Versailles in briefing the King of France on current peace negotiations, particularly "the exterior boundary" of the U.S. It includes the basis for the boundaries established for all 13 orig. states.
  • Jefferson1793Junep1.jpg

    Instructions to the two commissioners to the Court of Madrid about their 'answer to Spanish charges that the writer feels are the result of "egregious misrepresentations by their Agents in America." This 4-page section of the letter sets forth the U.S.'s attitude toward and dealings with the Indians during dnd after the Revolutionary War. Jefferson outlines the-position he wants the com- missioners to take. The entire letter of which this is a part can be found in the American State Papers, Vol. I, pp.265-267.
  • Jefferson1819p1.jpg

    Comments on Flournoy's preference for a military vocation "over the labors of the law" ; participates in praises of Col. R.M. Johnson; expresses esteem and respect for Attorney General Breckinridge and his family.
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