The Netherlands and the United States: Their Relations in the Beginning of the Nineteenth Century

Front Matter....Pages I-XIX
Relations between the Netherlands and the United States before 1813....Pages 1-20
Relations of Commerce and Trade before 1813; Expectations in 1814....Pages 21-39
The Netherlands, and Their Relation with Great Britain....Pages 40-62
The United States, and Their Relations with Great Britain....Pages 63-81
The Treaty of 1782....Pages 82-96
Resumption of Official Relations between the Netherlands and the United States. Consul Bourne....Pages 97-108
The Mission of Changuion 1814–1815. Preparations in Holland....Pages 109-130
The Mission of Changuion 1814–1815. Proceedings in the United States....Pages 131-156
Tariff Rates and Foreign Policy Concerning Trade Rights. The Reciprocity Act of March 3, 1815, and the Dutch Response....Pages 157-190
The Question of Reciprocity in the Trade to the Colonies. The “Decayed” System of Colonial Mercantilism....Pages 191-223
Diplomatic Intercourse Preceding the Treaty Negotiations of 1817....Pages 224-241
The Dutch Preparations for the Negotiations....Pages 242-261
The American Preparations for the Negotiations....Pages 262-270
The Negotiations....Pages 271-292
The Aftermath of the Negotiations; the Dutch Retaliatory Decree of November 24, 1817....Pages 293-306
The Act of Congress of April 20, 1818 and the Dutch Response....Pages 307-322
Recall of Eustis and Ten Cate. Definitive Abandonment of Further Negotiations....Pages 323-333
The Act of April 20, 1818 as a Factor in the Development of American Commercial Policy....Pages 334-341
The Trend of Dutch Commercial Policy....Pages 342-346
Navigation and Commerce between the United States and the Netherlands, from 1814 to 1820....Pages 347-387
Supplementary Chapter on the Further History of the Treaty of 1782 after 1820....Pages 388-395
Back Matter....Pages 397-415