18th Century Americana
[XYZ AFFAIR]. Message of the President of the United States to Both Houses of Congress. April 3d, 1798. [Philadelphia: John Fenno, 1798].

8vo (208 x 130 mm). 72pp. Modern paper wrappers.

FIRST EDITION, one of 500 copies printed, containing the famous XYZ correspondence. Early in the presidency of John Adams, the XYZ Affair was a diplomatic incident between the United States and Republican France which led to the Quasi-War. The name derived 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.
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18th Century Americana
[XYZ AFFAIR]. Message of the President of the United States to Both Houses of Congress. April 3d, 1798. [Philadelphia: John Fenno, 1798].

Visions of America: The Stephen White Collection

18th Century Americana [XYZ AFFAIR]. Message of the President of the United States to Both Houses of Congress. April 3d, 1798. [Philadelphia: John Fenno, 1798].

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18th Century Americana
[XYZ AFFAIR]. Message of the President of the United States to Both Houses of Congress. April 3d, 1798. [Philadelphia: John Fenno, 1798].