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Charles William Frederick Dumas to First Joint Commission at Paris, August 3, 1778
[ , Start insertion, 3 August 1778 , End, ] Gentlemen I had the honor to send you a copy of the letter that I wrote to Mr. van Berckel,…
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Charles William Frederick Dumas to First Joint Commission at Paris, August 3, 1778
[ , Start insertion, 3 August 1778 , End, ] Messieurs J’ai eu l’honneur de vous envoyer copie de la Lettre que j’aiécrite à Mr. Van Berkel Pensionaire d’Amsterdam le…
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John Paul Jones to First Joint Commission at Paris, August 2, 1778
Passy, Sunday Morning Augt. 2d 1778 Captain Jones begs the Commissioners to oblige him with Copies of the following letters—or with the liberty of taking Copies of Monseigneur De Sartines…
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James Moylan to First Joint Commission at Paris, August 1, 1778
L’Orient 1st. August 1778 Honorable Gentlemen The Frigate Boston saild this morning with her three prizes. Captain Tucker happend accidentally to have mention’d to me, that he had your orders…
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M Pezerat to Benjamin Franklin, August 1, 1778
Dijon 1 August 1778 Gentlemen Although a stranger to you, I take the liberty of writing because I think that, as the representatives of a nation owing its existence to…
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M Pezerat to Benjamin Franklin, August 1, 1778
Dijon 1er. Aoust 1778 Messieurs Sans Etre Connu de vous Je prens La liberté de Vous Ecrire, Parce que Je Pense que les Réprésentans d’une nation, qui doit son Existence…
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John Adams to James Warren, July 26, 1778
Passi July 26. 1778 My dear Sir Yours of [7] June by Captain Barnes fortunately reached me, Yesterday. I was much Surprised, you may well imagine at its Contents. But…
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John Adams to James Lovell, July 26, 1778
Passi July 26 1778 My dear Friend Your favours of May 16 and 25 1 by Captain Barnes reached me Yesterday. These with those by Niles from Connecticut and those…
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William MacCreery to John Adams, July 25, 1778
Nantes 25 July 1778 Dear Sir Your favor of 10th. Instant did not reach me ’till this moment. I thank you kindly for your good wishes, and for the whole…
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John Adams to Richard Henry Lee, July 25, 1778
Passy, 25 July 1778. printed: JA, Diary and Autobiography description begins Diary and Autobiography of John Adams , ed. L. H. Butterfield and others, Cambridge, Mass., 1961; 4 vols. description…