When was it published?

February 28, 1799 in Gazette Of The United States, & Philadelphia Daily Advertiser

Domestic News February 28, 1799

Gazette Of The United States, & Philadelphia Daily Advertiser

Q: What entities or persons were involved?

Oliver Ellsworth, Patrick Henry, William Vans Murray

Q: What keywords are associated?

Senate Approval, Envoys To France, Ellsworth Nomination, Henry Nomination, Murray Nomination, French Treaty

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What is this article about?

On the last Tuesday, the US Senate approved the nomination of Oliver Ellsworth, Patrick Henry, and William Vans Murray as envoys to France to negotiate a treaty settling controversies. The President stated the first two would not depart until receiving assurances of proper reception from France.

Merged-components note: Senate proceedings on envoys to France, with table likely listing supporters or related vote; table merged as contextual

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Tuesday, last the Senate approved the nomination of OLIVER ELLSWORTH, Esq. chief justice of the United States, Patrick HENRY, Esq. late governor of Virginia, and WILLIAM VANS MURRAY, Esq. our minister at the Hague—to be envoys extraordinary and ministers plenipotentiary to the French republic, with full powers to discuss and settle, by a treaty, all controversies between the United States and France. In the message of the President information was given that "it is not intended that the two former of these gentlemen shall embark for Europe, until they shall have received, from the Executive Directory, assurances, signified by their secretary of foreign relations, that they shall be received in character, that they shall enjoy all the prerogatives attached to that character by the law of nations, and that a minister or ministers of equal powers shall be appointed and commissioned to treat with them."

Meifrs. Allen,	Meifrs. Hofmer,
Bartlett,	Imlay,
Bayard,	Lyman,
Brace,	Macher,
Brooks,	Morris,
Bulleck,	Otis,
Champlin,	I. Parker,
Cochran,	Pinckney,
Craik,	Reed,
Dana,	Rutledge,
Dennis,	Schureman,
Edmond,	Shepard,
Evans,	Sinnickfon,
A. Fofter,	N. Smith,
D. Fofter,	Sprague,
J. Freeman,	Thatcher,
Glen,	Thomas,
Goodrich,	Thompson,
Gordon,	Van Allen,
Grifwold,	Wadfworth
Grove,	Wain,
Hartley,	J. Williams.
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What sub-type of article is it?

Appointment Politics

What keywords are associated?

Senate Approval Envoys To France Ellsworth Nomination Henry Nomination Murray Nomination French Treaty

What entities or persons were involved?

Oliver Ellsworth Patrick Henry William Vans Murray

Domestic News Details

Event Date

Tuesday, Last

Key Persons

Oliver Ellsworth Patrick Henry William Vans Murray

Outcome

senate approved the nominations. the two former gentlemen will not embark until receiving assurances from the french executive directory regarding reception and equal powers for negotiation.

Event Details

The Senate approved the nomination of Oliver Ellsworth, Esq., chief justice of the United States, Patrick Henry, Esq., late governor of Virginia, and William Vans Murray, Esq., minister at the Hague, to be envoys extraordinary and ministers plenipotentiary to the French republic with full powers to discuss and settle by treaty all controversies between the United States and France. The President's message indicated conditions for their departure.