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Lynchburg Star
Lynchburg, Virginia
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Extract of a letter from Nantes dated May 24, 1806, details ongoing Paris negotiations for U.S. purchase of the Floridas using American guilders and dollar claims on Spain. Notes high cost and criticizes Gen. Armstrong's appointment as joint minister due to his unpopularity and self-interest.
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Nantes, May 24, 1806.
'Negociations are going on in Paris relative to the purchase of the Floridas.--Mr. Skipwith brought out with him three and an half millions of Guilders, which with seven millions of dollars, claims on the part of the American merchants on Spain, will if all consumed in the purchase, be paying dear enough for three provinces. The appointment of Gen. Armstrong as joint minister, shows the strength of party attachment and party spirit in the American government, for certainly no minister was ever more disliked by his own countrymen or by the people of the country to which he has been sent. Nor has any official character ever gone out who so much sought to advance his own selfish views, or to gratify private pique, as a truer enemy, and I believe friend to no one but himself.'
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Paris
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May 24, 1806
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negotiations ongoing; potential purchase using 3.5 million guilders and 7 million dollars in claims, considered expensive for three provinces; gen. armstrong appointed despite widespread dislike.
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Negotiations in Paris for the purchase of the Floridas involve Mr. Skipwith bringing 3.5 million guilders, combined with 7 million dollars in American merchants' claims on Spain. The appointment of Gen. Armstrong as joint minister highlights party divisions in the U.S. government; he is described as highly disliked by Americans and the host country, self-serving, and motivated by private pique.