Montmozin discusses international finance and US debt with Otto
Item
Type
Contemporary Copy of Letter
Title
Montmozin discusses international finance and US debt with Otto
Description
Letter, discusses United States' debt.
short description
Ltr, dis United States' debt.
year created
1791
month created
01
day created
27
author
recipient
in collection
in image
note
Letter in French, translation attached.
notable person/group
Otto
Montmozin
General Washington
Jefferson
Short
Schweizer
Otto
de Montmozin
notable location
United States
Holland
America
France
notable item/thing
resolve to agree to the same
we submit our own conveniences to those of the United States
cannot yet determine the proposed operation should prove to be contrary
not our intention to insist
translation
endeavoured to engage us to transfer our claims to foreigners we refused it from apprehensions of doing any thing disagreeable to Congress
consist to fill a loan which this assembly decreed
recommend this case to your zeal and prudence
natural for us to wish on account of the contracted situation of our finances
may meet with the view of general Washington
motives which have determined the latter not to accept of their commission
part he must have taken in requesting the direction of the President of the United States
observe their correspondence
bankers
offer of those individuals to charge themselves with the bank which congress has opened in Holland particularly to pay our demands
copy of a letter
minister of the king for the department of foreign affairs
king in america
transmit to you
several documents
document number
1791012790001
page start
1
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Document instances
| In image | In source | Location in source | |
|---|---|---|---|
| [view document] (3 pages) | AJZ05 (3 pages) | Collection: Henry Knox Papers. [microfilm] | V: 27, P: 127 |
Document names
| Type | Name | Location | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Author | M. de Montmozin | [unknown] | [n/a] |
| Recipient | Louis Otto | [unknown] | [n/a] |