Talk:USS Confederacy

The 1779 cruise story is not entirely consistent with what's at USS Deane, needs further research. Stan 04:40 7 Jul 2003 (UTC)

This article says that John Jay was the first American Minister to Spain. This may be true -- does this mean Ambassador? According to John Jay, he was the President of the Continental Congress at this time. So the statement that he was the American Minsiter to Spain is in any event misleading. Matthias5 01:50, 22 Nov 2004 (UTC)

JJ was elected President of Congres in December 1778. He served in this capacity until he was appointed Minister Plenipotentiary to Spain in September 1779. See Walter Stahr's biography of Jay, chapter 5. 128.59.160.141 19:06, 12 June 2007 (UTC)