Message of the president of the United States
Item #82896
(XYZ AFFAIR). ADAMS, John. TALLEYRAND-PERIGORD, Charles Maurice de. Message of the president of the United States, to both Houses of Congress. June 18th, 1798. [Philadelphia: 1798]. 1st ed. 8vo. 72 pp. Disbound. Chipping to the margins of the first and last leaves. Very good or better. Evans 34823. Bristol B10641. Transmitting to Congress dispatch no. 8 from Charles Cotesworth Pinckney, John Marshall and Elbridge Gerry, the envoys extraordinary to France. The dispatch transmits a letter from French minister Talleyrand to the envoys (in French and with English translation), and their reply. While claiming a desire for friendship with America, Talleyrand complains that the fault of the imperfect relations between the two nations rests entirely with the United States. Talleyrand writes that American, by agreeing to the Jay Treaty with England, has unjustifiably allied itself with France's enemies, and has hindered French maritime commerce.
Price: $300.00