Monroe–Pinkney Treaty

The Monroe–Pinkney Treaty was a proposed treaty drawn up in 1806 by diplomats of the United States and

For the Americans, the treaty had the goals of making the British abandon the practice of impressing sailors from American ships, addressing the neutral trading rights of American vessels during the ongoing Napoleonic Wars, and other commercial concerns.

However, the British were short of manpower for the Royal Navy and knew that many British deserters were serving on American ships. In the desperate war against Napoleon, the British believed that they could not afford to abandon impressment and that offending the Americans was seen as a much lesser evil than losing to Napoleon. Therefore, no concessions on the issue of impressment were made.

The negotiations were begun on 27 August 1806, and the treaty was signed on 31 December 1806. Jefferson received the treaty in March 1807 but was disappointed and refused to submit it to the

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