Regarding Commerce with St. Domingo BY THE PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA. A PROCLAMATION. Whereas by an act of the Congress of the United States passed the 9th day of February last, entitled "An act further to suspend the commercial intercourse between the United States and France Continue reading “John Adams – Proclamation of June 26, 1799” »

Regarding French Consuls PROCLAMATION. JULY 13, 1798. The citizen Joseph Philippe Letombe having heretofore produced to the President of the United States his commission as consul-general of the French Republic within the United States of America, and another commission as consul of the French Republic Continue reading “John Adams – Proclamation of July 13, 1798” »

Regarding New Envoys to France FEBRUARY 25, 1799. Gentlemen of the Senate: The proposition of a fresh negotiation with France in consequence of advances made by the French Government has excited so general an attention and so much conversation as to have given occasion to many manifestations of the public opinion Continue reading “John Adams – Message to the Senate of February 25, 1799” »

Transmitting a Letter from Talleyrand February 18, 1799 Gentlemen of the Senate. I transmit to you a document which seems to be intended to be a compliance with a condition mentioned at the conclusion of my message to Congress of the 21st of June last. Always disposed and ready to embrace Continue reading “John Adams – Message to the Senate of February 18, 1799” »

Regarding French Treatment of American Seamen United States, February 15, 1799. Gentlemen of the House of Representatives: In pursuance of the request in your resolve of yesterday, I lay before you such information as I have received touching a suspension of the arret of the French Republic Continue reading “John Adams – Message to the House of February 15, 1799” »

Regarding Envoys to France United States, June 21, 1798. Gentlemen of the Senate and Gentlemen of the Goose of Representatives: While I congratulate you on the arrival of General Marshall, one of our late envoys extraordinary to the French Republic, at a place of safety, where he is justly held in honor, I think it my duty Continue reading “John Adams – Message to the Senate and House of June 21, 1798” »

United States, April 3, 1798. Gentlemen of the Senate and Gentlemen of the House of Representatives: In compliance with the request of the House of Representatives expressed in their resolution of the 2d of this month, I transmit to both Houses those instructions to and dispatches from the envoys Continue reading “John Adams – Message to the Senate and House of April 3, 1798” »

Regarding Reports of the Envoys to France United States, March 19, 1798. Gentlemen of the Senate and Gentlemen of the House of Representatives: The dispatches from the envoys extraordinary of the United States to the French Republic, which were mentioned in my message Continue reading “John Adams – Message to the Senate and House of March 19, 1798” »

Regarding Dispatches from the Envoys to France United States, March 5, 1798. Gentlemen of the Senate and Gentlemen of the House of Representatives. The first dispatches from our envoys extraordinary since their arrival at Paris were received at the Secretary of State's office at a late Continue reading “John Adams – Message to the Senate and House of March 5, 1798” »

Regarding a French Privateer United States, February 5, 1798. Gentlemen of the Senate and Gentlemen of the House of Representatives. I have received a letter from His Excellency Charles Pinckney, esq., governor of the State of South Carolina, dated the 22d of October, 1797, inclosing a number of depositions of witnesses Continue reading “John Adams – Message to the Senate and House of February 5, 1798” »