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The Papers of James Madison. Secretary of State Series. 1 August 1801-28 February 1802
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Hardcover. Covers developments in Europe that affected the international position of the USA, such as the signing of preliminary articles of peace between the UK and France, which foreshadowed the end of the lucrative trading period. The letters are accompanied by annotations and a detailed index. Editor(s): Hackett, Mary A.; Cross, Jeanne Kerr; Perdue, Holbrook. Series: Secretary of State S. Num Pages: 576 pages, annotations, index. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JH; BJ; HBJK; HBLL; JPHL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 152 x 51. Weight in Grams: 1225.
This volume covers developments in Europe that greatly affected the international position of the USA and its citizens. Letters to the Secretary of State, James Madison, from shipowners and from the American minister to France following the 31 July ratification of the Franco-American Convention of 1800, show both the extent of the American claims for ships seized during the Quasi-War and the reluctance of the financially embarrassed French government to pay them promptly. More ominous, however, were rumours of the retrocession of Louisiana to France, which exacerbated fears about Napolean's ambitions for territorial expansion and desire to control the western ... Read more
This volume covers developments in Europe that greatly affected the international position of the USA and its citizens. Letters to the Secretary of State, James Madison, from shipowners and from the American minister to France following the 31 July ratification of the Franco-American Convention of 1800, show both the extent of the American claims for ships seized during the Quasi-War and the reluctance of the financially embarrassed French government to pay them promptly. More ominous, however, were rumours of the retrocession of Louisiana to France, which exacerbated fears about Napolean's ambitions for territorial expansion and desire to control the western ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1992
Publisher
University of Virginia Press United States
Number of pages
576
Condition
New
Series
Secretary of State S.
Number of Pages
576
Place of Publication
Charlottesville, United States
ISBN
9780813914039
SKU
V9780813914039
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