W&M ScholarWorks Dissertations, Theses, and Masters Projects Theses, Dissertations, & Master Projects 1973 The XYZ Affair and the Congressional Election of 1799 in Richmond, Virginia Nancy M. Merz College of William & Mary - Arts & Sciences Follow this and additional works at: https://scholarworks.wm.edu/etd Part of the Political Science Commons, and the United States History Commons Recommended Citation Merz, Nancy M., "The XYZ Affair and the Congressional Election of 1799 in Richmond, Virginia" (1973). Dissertations, Theses, and Masters Projects. Paper 1539624826. https://dx.doi.org/doi:10.21220/s2-17sm-wv72 This Thesis is brought to you for free and open access by the Theses, Dissertations, & Master Projects at W&M ScholarWorks. It has been accepted for inclusion in Dissertations, Theses, and Masters Projects by an authorized administrator of W&M ScholarWorks. For more information, please contact
[email protected]. THE XYZ AFFAIR AND THE CONGRESSIONAL ELECTION OF 1799 IN RICHMOND, VIRGINIA A Thesis Presented to The Faculty of the Department of History The College of William and Mary in Virginia In Partial Fulfillment Of the Requirements for the Degree of Master of Arts by Nancy M. Merz 1973 APPROVAL SHEET This thesis is submitted in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the degree of Master of Arts Avitho Approved, February 1973 Charles T. Cullen ichard'"Maxwell Brown william C. Stmcncombe ii 571861 t u ACKNOWLEDGMENTS The writer expresses her appreciation to the staff of The Papers of John Marshall at the Institute of Early American History and Culture, especially associate editor Charles T. Cullen for his patient guidance in directing this thesis; also to diplomatic editor William C.