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Appointment of Charles C. Pinckney, John Marshall, and Elbridge Gerry ministers

Appointment of the three as ministers plenipotentiary to France, countersigned by Secretary of State Pickering. The negotiations resulted in the XYZ affair.

GLC03592

Centinel extraordinary.

Prints a speech given to Congress by President John Adams on Tuesday, March 16, 1797. Speech discusses suspending relations with France and the XYZ Affair. Printed in four columns.

GLC03180

John Adams

One print of John Adams dated 1856. Engraved by Stephenson from a painting by John Copley. With an inset entitled, "M. Talleyrand Receiving the American Envoys, 1719."

GLC08878.1072

John Adams

One print of John Adams dated 1856. Engraved by R.E. Babson from a painting by Gilbert Stuart. With an inset entitled, "M. Talleyrand Receiving the American Envoys, 1719."

GLC08878.1073

Independent gazeteer. [Vol. 1, no. 26 (July 1, 1800)]

XYZ affair, Sedition

GLC08775

To: John Rutherford.

Call to convene Senate to receive communication (Quasi-War)-Washington's acceptance of command in the event of war with France.

GLC04468

Russell's gazette commercial and political [Vol. IV, no. 41 (July 26, 1798)]

Prints a lot of news pertaining to the Quasi French War. Contains an excerpt from a speech by Theodore Dwight analyzing Thomas Jefferson's Spring 1797 "Mazzei" letter as "a perfect compendium of the French, and anti-federal policy, as exhibited in...

GLC04468.02

to Henry Knox

Maryland congressman Howard discusses the impending conflict between America and France and public reaction to the XYZ Affair. Free frank signed by Howard.

GLC02437.07128

to Henry Knox

Bradford tells Knox that "Mr. Wood has returned from Boston without the volume, which I mentioned to you I expected." He wants Knox to pass on to Knox's daughter Lucy that he will "be on the last of December." Bradford also says "I heard it mentioned...

GLC02437.07336