... decided to turn down numerous appointments. In June 1783, he was elected as a delegate to the Confederation Congress where he headed important committees and drafted many reports and official papers. He preferred the necessity of stronger international commercial relations, and in 1784, wrote instructions for ministers negotiating commercial treaties with European nations. In May 1784, he was appointed Minister ... the Republican Party's nomination in 1796 for president. He lost by three votes, which under the prevailing system meant he was elected Vice President and the Federalist, Joh...

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