Aug 3, 2026 · 17 min · 11 segments
John Jay arrives to begin negotiations with the English; the English have all of the leverage and know it
Grenville is thirty-five years old, experienced, and he knows exactly what he's doing because he knows that Hamilton told British Minister George Hammond that America won't join a neutrality league.
He knows that America has no navy and can't protect its ships.
He knows that America's economy depends on British trade, and he knows Jay is desperate to avoid war.
The negotiations stretch through the summer and fall.
That's a real war.
That's the important war.
America? America is an annoyance, a small neutral nation making demands it can't enforce.
He'll give Jay just enough to avoid war with America, but not a penny more.
Grenville is thirty-five years old, experienced, and he knows exactly what he's doing because he knows that Hamilton told British Minister George Hammond that America won't join a neutrality league.
He knows that America has no navy and can't protect its ships.
He knows that America's economy depends on British trade, and he knows Jay is desperate to avoid war.
The negotiations stretch through the summer and fall.
That's a real war.
That's the important war.
America? America is an annoyance, a small neutral nation making demands it can't enforce.
He'll give Jay just enough to avoid war with America, but not a penny more.
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