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Much on the XYZ Affair...



Item # 703198

June 25, 1798

THE CONNECTICUT COURANT, Hartford, June 25, 1798

* The XYZ Affair
* France relations
* John Adams


 Tremendous coverage of the on-going XYZ Affair with over half of the front page, and all of pages 2 & 3 containing various reports & documents relating to this event.
The XYZ Affair was a political and diplomatic episode in 1797 and 1798, early in the presidency of John Adams, involving a confrontation between the United States and France that led to the Quasi-War. The name derives from the substitution of the letters X, Y, and Z for the names of French diplomats Jean-Conrad Hottinguer (X), Pierre Bellamy (Y), and Lucien Hauteval (Z) in documents released by the Adams administration. 
Four pages, very ice condition.

Item from Catalog 346 (released for September, 2024)

Category: The 1600's and 1700's