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Benjamin Franklin to John Adams, July 4, 1784
Passy, July 4. 1784 Sir, I have received the Letter your Excelly. did me the Honour of writing to me the 29th past. The Annunciation directed by the Instruction you…
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Charles Thomson to American Commissioners, June 18, 1784
Philadelphia June 18. 1784 Gentlemen I have the honor of forwarding three comm[issions] which were not prepared in time to go by Mr Jefferson, 6 [and] a duplicate of the…
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Benjamin Franklin to John Adams, January 3, 1784
Passy, Jan. 3. 1784. Sir I received the Letter you did me the Honour of writing to me by Capt. Jones, and immediately answer’d it, acquainting you that my Packets…
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Benjamin Franklin to John Adams, September 10, 1783
Passy, Sept. 10. 1783. Sir, I have received a Letter from a very respectable Person in America, 3 containing the following Words, Viz “It is confidently reported, propagated, and believed…
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Robert R Livingston to American Peace Commissioners, March 25, 1783
On the morning of March 12 Congress learned from the hand of Joshua Barney, captain of the packet General Washington , that the American peace commissioners had signed conditional preliminary…
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Alleyne Fitzherbert to American Peace Commissioners, February 18, 1783
Paris February 18th 1783. Gentlemen, I have the honour to transmit to you herewith a packet containing one hundred passports for American Vessels 8 which I have this moment received…
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American Peace Commissioners to Francis M Dana, December 12, 1782
Paris Decr. 12 1782 Sir We have the Honour to congratulate you, on the Signature of the preliminary Treaty of Peace, between his Britannic Majesty and the United States of…
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John Adams to Benjamin Franklin, December 3, 1782
Paris Decr 3. 1782 Sir The Moments we live in, are critical and may be improved, perhaps to advantage, for which purpose I beg Leave to propose to your Consideration,…
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Henry Strachey to American Peace Commissioners, November 5, 1782
Paris Novr. 5th. 1782. Gentlemen, Knowing the Expectation of the King’s Ministers, that a full Indemnity shall be provided for the whole Body of Refugees, either by a Restitution of…
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Richard Oswald to American Peace Commissioners, November 4, 1782
Paris 4th Novemr 1782 Gentlemen You may remember that from the very beginning of our Negotiation for Settling a Peace between Great Britain and America, I insisted that you Should…