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John Jay, secretary for the Office of Foreign Affairs, writes to John Dickenson, president of the state of Pennsylvania, to introduce Ian Hendrick Christiaan Heineken as Consul from the Netherlands, 28 April 1785.
Transcription
Office for Foreign Affairs 28 April 1785 Sir I have the Honor of transmitting to your Excellency herewith enclosed, an Act of Congress of the 18th Inst. recognising Ian Hendrick Christiaan Heineken as Consul from their High Mightinessess the Lords the States General of the United Netherlands for Pensylvania and along the River Delaware to reside at Philadelphia; and calling upon your State to furnish Mr. Heineken with their Exeqatur or notification of his Quality &c. With great Respect and Esteem I am Your Excellency’s Most obt. and hble. Servt. John Jay
Creation Date
4-18-1785
Country
United States
Creator Life Dates
1745-1829
Keywords
John Jay, Ian Hendrick Christiaan Heineken, Pennsylvania, consul, United Netherlands, Delaware, Philadelphia, Office for Foreign Affairs, foreign affairs, 1785, John Dickenson, Netherlands, Holland
Resource Identifier
080601-01
Date Digital
2-17-2014
Document Type
Manuscript
Disciplines
Diplomatic History | History | United States History
Publisher
Wofford College
Format (medium)
manuscript
Format (IMT)
Language
En-us
Digitization Specifications
800ppi 24-bit depth color; Scanned with an Epson 15000 Photo scanner with Epson Scan software; Archival master is a TIFF; TIFFs converted to PDF with Adobe Acrobat XI Pro.
Source
The original from which this digital representation is taken is housed in The Littlejohn Collection at Wofford College, located in the Sandor Teszler Library.
Recommended Citation
Jay, John, "Letter from John Jay to John Dickenson, 1785." (1785). Broadus R. Littlejohn, Jr. Manuscript and Ephemera Collection. 158.
https://digitalcommons.wofford.edu/littlejohnmss/158
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