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... whereof , the respective plenipotentiaries have signed the above articles , both in the French and English languages ; declaring , nevertheless , that the present treaty was originally written and concluded in the French language .
... whereof , the respective plenipotentiaries have signed the above articles , both in the French and English languages ; declaring , nevertheless , that the present treaty was originally written and concluded in the French language .
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| Title | The Diplomatic History of the Administrations of Washington and Adams, 1789-1801 Core collection Foreign relations of the US HeinOnline: Core collection HeinOnline: Foreign relations of the US HeinOnline: U.S. presidential library Legal classics library U.S. presidential library U.S. treaties and agreements library |
| Authors | William Henry Trescot, William Henry Trescott |
| Publisher | Little, Brown, 1857 |
| Original from | Oxford University |
| Digitized | 5 Dec 2006 |
| Length | 283 pages |
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