close
Index
Browse by Letter
Adams, John (1735-1826, designated as JA in The Adams Papers):
Public Life
Diplomacy, 1779-1781, Mission to Negotiate Anglo-American Treaties
subentries
election and preparation360
prospects for peace and negotiations31
exchanges with Vergennes over revaluation19
disclosure of mission15
election as minister13
efforts to promote peace negotiations11
conflict with Vergennes over Franco-American alliance8
commissions and instructions to negotiate Anglo-American treaties5
relationship with Franklin4
PJA09
PJA10
Vergennes' response to comments on proposal for Anglo-Amer. negotiations under Austro-Russian mediation3
account of meeting with Vergennes1
PJA11
additional instructions regarding peace (1780)1
PJA11
attitude toward mission1
PJA07
communication of commission and instructions to France1
PJA08
compares Jay's qualifications1
PJA08
Dana's commission as secretary1
PJA11
decision to name Jay as minister to Spain and JA to negotiate Anglo-American treaties1
PJA08
demands on time1
PJA11
diplomatic activities evaluated1
PJA09
dispute with Vergennes over French aid and mission1
PJA12
instructions for1
PJA13
need for consultations between Amer. diplomats and French ministers1
PJA10
on proposal that individual states of U.S. participate in peace conference1
PJA11
on Thaxter as private secretary1
PJA08
origins of mission1
PJA12
positioned to replace Franklin1
PJA09
possible recall in absence of negotiations1
PJA09
proposal for Anglo-Amer. negotiations under Austro-Russian mediation1
PJA11
rejects Austro-Russian mediation1
PJA13
reluctance to leave Netherlands for Paris1
PJA11
remains uninvolved in disputes between Americans1
PJA09
revaluation of currency and1
PJA13
sends correspondence with Vergennes to Congress1
PJA10
source of powers in representations in Netherlands1
PJA11
suspends measures toward British ministry1
PJA10
translates proposal for Anglo-Amer. negotiations under Austro-Russian mediation1
PJA11
Vergennes ceases discussion of Franco-American relations with1
PJA10
Conduct of business49
on unlikelihood of early peace negotiations9
and Gillon's efforts to obtain ships for S.C. navy1
PJA08
authorized to raise Mass. loan in Europe1
PJA08
lack of official standing in France1
PJA08
objects to be obtained in peace negotiations1
PJA08
on nature of mission1
PJA08
on need to cool passions and pursue real Amer. interests in negotiations with Britain1
PJA08
receives personal appeals for assistance1
PJA08
wishes to go to Netherlands or Prussia in absence of negotiations with England1
PJA08
sea voyage and land journey via northern Spain to Paris17
complains of loss of commission15
Official relations15
conflict with Vergennes over disclosure of mission4
PJA07
assures Vergennes that reports of Amer. overtures to Britain are false1
PJA08
meetings with Vergennes, Sartine, and Maurepas1
PJA08
presentation to French court1
PJA08
sends correspondence with Vergennes on publication of mission to congress1
PJA08
Vergennes on commissions and instructions of1
PJA08
powers as sole peace minister opposed successfully by Vergennes and Franklin10
controversy over right to make known officially and to British his powers to negotiate7
defends Congress' actions on currency devaluation against views of Vergennes7
election, commissions, and instructions7
accompanied by Dana as secretary of legation1
AFC01
appointment of1
AFC07
Congress alters his 1779 commission1
AFC05
Francis Dana as secy. to1
AFC07
sea voyage and land journey via northern Spain to Paris1
AFC02
use of official title held required1
AFC03
- * DCA volumes will be available soon. More about coming features.