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John Jay to Vergennes, 22 September 1780
S t . Ildefonso 22 d . Sept r . 1780 Sir. I have never taken up my pen with so much reluctance as I now do, altho my Design…
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Letters to Charles Gravier, comte de Vergennes
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John Jay to Vergennes, 9 May 1780
Aranjues 9 May 1780 Sir The Letter which your Excellency did me the Honor to write on the 13 th . March last, was delivered to me by the Count…
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John Jay to Vergennes, 27 January 1780
[Cadiz 27 th . Jan y 1780] Sir It is with very sensible Pleasure that I commence a correspondence with a Minister of whose disposition and Abilities to promote the…
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[Draft of a Letter to Vergennes, 10–11 February 1779.]Confidential
Sir As your Excellency reads English perfectly well, my first Request is that you would not communicate this Letter, even to a Translator. I have hitherto avoided, in my single…