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| Field name | Value |
|---|---|
| Collection Reference Number | GLC02450.08 |
| From Archive Folder | 20 letters & documents on the Annapolis Convention |
| Title | Stephen Higginson to Mr. LeRoy and Mr. Bayard discussing a shipping business venture |
| Date | 3 July 1794 |
| Author | Higginson, Stephen (1743-1828) |
| Document Type | Correspondence |
| Content Description | Discusses a shipping business venture. Comments on French naval activities in the West Indies, including their recapturing of Guadeloupe from the British. Mentions a possible response from Sir John Jervis. Speculates that the French might not only recover the islands taken by Jervis but capture him as well. Expects a positive outcome from John Jay's upcoming negotiations in London, part of which were aimed at obtaining indemnities for shippers, securing the right to trade in the British West Indies, and ensuring peace. That meeting produced Jay's Treaty. |
| Subjects | Commerce Merchants and Trade France Navy Caribbean Military History Global History and Civics Prisoner Prisoner of War Government and Civics Diplomacy Treaty Jay's Treaty |
| People | Higginson, Stephen (1743-1828) St. Vincent, John Jervis, Viscount (1735-1823) |
| Place written | Boston, Massachusetts |
| Theme | Naval & Maritime; Merchants & Commerce; Foreign Affairs |
| Sub-collection | The Gilder Lehrman Collection, 1493-1859 |
| Copyright | The Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History |
| Module | Settlement, Commerce, Revolution and Reform: 1493-1859 |