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Robert Goodloe Harper to Henry Knox about a Spanish treaty and world peace, 22 February 1796
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Robert Goodloe Harper to Henry Knox about a Spanish treaty and world peace, 22 February 1796.
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Harper is referring to the Treaty of Madrid, a treaty negotiated by Thomas Pinckney on behalf of the United States, and Don Manuel de Godoy on behalf of Spain. The treaty established friendship between the United States and Spain, and defined the borders between the Spanish colonies and the United States. It was signed in October, 1795, but was presented to the U.S. Congress on 26 February, 1796, four days after the date of this letter. Robert Goodloe Harper was a Federalist and a member of the United States Senate from Maryland, (January-December 1816). He also served in the South Carolina House of Representatives (1790-1795), the U.S. House of Representatives from South Carolina (1795-1801), and in the Maryland State Senate.
Collection: The Henry Knox Papers.
Electronic reproduction. Marlborough, Wiltshire : AM, 2014. Digitized from a copy held by the Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History.
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Congratulates Knox on the happy prospect of our affairs, and relates that Colonel [Timothy] Pickering has told him the Spanish treaty has just arrived. Discusses the peace that now will pervade the world, and speaks proudly of the works of the House of Representatives, of which he is a member while decrying its critics. Rejoices on Washington's birthday.
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American history, 1493-1945. Module I.
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English
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March 18, 2024
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American history module 1
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Correspondence
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