P. R. Randall A.L.S., Paris, July 3, 1786 : to an unidentified person [John Lamb?]
1786
MSS L1988.190.128
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Title
P. R. Randall A.L.S., Paris, July 3, 1786 : to an unidentified person [John Lamb?]
Published
Paris 1786
Description
[4] p. ; 23 cm. (4to)
Call Number
MSS L1988.190.128
Note
The unidentified addressee may be Capt. John Lamb, who accompanied Randall, possibly as the chief negotiator or possibly as his secretary; sources vary. ("I find my delay of little consequence as you will have your instructions mostly from the Ministers ....") This John Lamb, a ship's captain of Norwich, who had in February petitioned Congress to negotiate a treaty of amity with the Barbary states.should not be confused with John Lamb of the Continental Army.
"Mr. A. is for peace at any rate, but Mr. J. [Jefferson] conceives it a fine time to fit out a naval armament." In response to the Algerian pirates' capture of American ships and sailors starting in 1785, John Adams, the ambassador to England, believed that paying tribute was worth the comparative cost of deploying naval defense; Jefferson, as embassador to France, argued against such tributes and in favor of naval strength and opposition. -- Christopher Ross. The United States Mission in Angleria: A Historical Sketch (1991), p. 6
"Mr. J. thinks we are fully adequate to build & fit out a naval force sufficient for the present purpose notwithstanding our debts & other contingencies which draw from the treasury."
"The Commodore was in a company when I dined yesterday - his expectations seem to be high. I think he is favored by many, but you are a judge if others have not better pretentions ...." The commodore may be Edward Preble, who had commanded ships in the Mediterranean.
Watermark: Vander Lay
"Mr. A. is for peace at any rate, but Mr. J. [Jefferson] conceives it a fine time to fit out a naval armament." In response to the Algerian pirates' capture of American ships and sailors starting in 1785, John Adams, the ambassador to England, believed that paying tribute was worth the comparative cost of deploying naval defense; Jefferson, as embassador to France, argued against such tributes and in favor of naval strength and opposition. -- Christopher Ross. The United States Mission in Angleria: A Historical Sketch (1991), p. 6
"Mr. J. thinks we are fully adequate to build & fit out a naval force sufficient for the present purpose notwithstanding our debts & other contingencies which draw from the treasury."
"The Commodore was in a company when I dined yesterday - his expectations seem to be high. I think he is favored by many, but you are a judge if others have not better pretentions ...." The commodore may be Edward Preble, who had commanded ships in the Mediterranean.
Watermark: Vander Lay
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