Date: 1797-06-22
Result:
21-6
Vote Subject Matter:
Foreign and Defense Policy
/ Foreign Policy Resolutions
Description: TO ADVISE AND CONSENT TO THE NOMINATION OF ELBRIDGE GERRY TO BE ONE OF THE THREE ENVOYS EXTRAORDINARY AND MINISTERS PLENIPOTENTIARY, TO THE FRENCH REPUBLIC, IN PLACE OF FRANCIS DANA, WHO HAS DECLINED HIS APPOINTMENT FOR REASONS OF POOR HEALTH.
Original source documents:
Senate Executive Journal vol. -1, p. -1;
Senate Journal vol. 2, p. 245;
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