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President Washington Credential

One of the First Steps that Led to the Treaty of Saint Lorenzo
16th Century

his document is a testimony of one of the first steps that led to the Treaty of Saint Lorenzo that would seal the friendship between the United States and Spain. It is a credential of the President of the United States George Washington to William Short as ambassador of the North American United States in the Court of Madrid; it coincides chronologically with attempts to restart the pending negotiations between the two governments regarding the Mississippi.

This folder includes:

Credential of President Washington.
Explanatory text by María Concepción Contel

Size of the document: 435 x 320 mm.

President Washington Credential

One of the First Steps that Led to the Treaty of Saint Lorenzo 16th Century

One of the First Steps that Led to the Treaty of Saint Lorenzo
16th Century