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| Field name | Value |
|---|---|
| Collection Reference Number | GLC02539 |
| From Archive Folder | Documents Relating to 1800 |
| Title | John Marshall to Rufus King discussing relations with the European powers at length |
| Date | 20 September 1800 |
| Author | Marshall, John (1755-1835) |
| Recipient | King, Rufus |
| Document Type | Correspondence |
| Content Description | Marshall, Secretary of State, writes to King, Minister Plenipotentiary of the United States in England. Discusses violations of Jay's Treaty (concluded in 1794 between the United States and Great Britain), including impressment, debts, and seizure of goods during the Napoleonic Wars. States that "the aggressions, sometimes of one, & sometimes of another belligerent power, have forced us to contemplate, & to prepare for war, as a probably event." Declares that "The impressment of our seamen is an injury of very serious magnitude, which deeply affects the feelings & the honor of the nation." |
| Subjects | Government and Civics American Statesmen Diplomacy Global History and Civics Jay's Treaty Treaty Diplomacy Impressment Debt France Law Merchants and Trade Commerce Military History Napoleonic Wars Maritime Navy |
| People | King, Rufus (1755-1827) Marshall, John (1755-1835) Adams, John (1735-1826) Grenville, William (fl. 1800) Wyndham Grenville, Baron (1759-1834) |
| Place written | Washington, D.C. |
| Theme | Government & Politics; Foreign Affairs; Law; Naval & Maritime; Merchants & Commerce |
| Sub-collection | The Gilder Lehrman Collection, 1493-1859 |
| Copyright | The Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History |
| Module | Settlement, Commerce, Revolution and Reform: 1493-1859 |
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