Yankees at the Court: The First Americans in ParisThe author discusses the experiences of the first American diplomats in the court of Versailles during the years 1775-85. This book includes Benjamin Franklin, John Adams, and John Jay. |
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Page 42
... John Adams met him in 1774 when he paused in Hartford on his journey from Boston to Philadelphia for the First Conti- nental Congress . He wrote that Deane , a man of liberal educa- tion , was now in trade , by which he meant that he ...
... John Adams met him in 1774 when he paused in Hartford on his journey from Boston to Philadelphia for the First Conti- nental Congress . He wrote that Deane , a man of liberal educa- tion , was now in trade , by which he meant that he ...
Page 44
... Adams met , John Alsop was worth only 900 pounds to the Liv- ingstons ' 10,000 . The Jays are down for 5,000 pounds , perhaps because John Jay had married a Livingston , a niece of the intol erable Philip ; he who had hinted to John Adams ...
... Adams met , John Alsop was worth only 900 pounds to the Liv- ingstons ' 10,000 . The Jays are down for 5,000 pounds , perhaps because John Jay had married a Livingston , a niece of the intol erable Philip ; he who had hinted to John Adams ...
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... John Adams felt no joy in his first spring in Paris . Occasionally , through the narrow tunnel of his gray northern ... John Adams we know . Had he guessed that the ancien régime was to be swept away forever within ten years , would he ...
... John Adams felt no joy in his first spring in Paris . Occasionally , through the narrow tunnel of his gray northern ... John Adams we know . Had he guessed that the ancien régime was to be swept away forever within ten years , would he ...
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