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Jay, John, 1745-1829 to Timothy Pickering

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC00023 Author/Creator: Jay, John, 1745-1829 Place Written: Bedford, New York Type: Autograph letter Date: February 12, 1811 Pagination: 2 p. : docket ; Height: 25 cm, Width: 20 cm Order a Copy

Responds to former Senator Pickering's request for information regarding monetary aid the United States received from Spain in 1780. Mentions a letter he received from Spain's minister of state in 1780, Count Floridablanca, confirming Spain's good intentions toward the United States. Refers to a discussion of aid received by the United States from Spain in a 1780 conference with the Spanish official Don Diego de Gardoqui.

Jay, John, 1745-1829
Pickering, Timothy, 1745-1829
Gardoqui y Arriquibar, Diego, 1735-1798
Moñino y Redondo, José, 1728-1808

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