John Jay to Silas Deane, 27 October 1780

Madrid 27 Oct r 1780

D r Sir

Your Favor of the 9 th . Inst has come to my Hands, hav g as usual been inspected–€” spain want[s] mississippi –€” true they are participatin in it ^ sat verbum ^ –€” 1 Whenever you write to me do it in full Expectation that your Letter will be opened before I recieve ^ get ^ it, this being the Case with almost all I recieve–€” It is wonderful to me that The Language of our minister john adams will never do –€” for if your Suspicions are prove true, Excuses will be drawn from every little Circumstance capable of affording pl the most trifling–€” Adieu