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 9
... hope of reconciliation . From now on the Americans were proclaimed rebels . Insult was added to injury when , following the burning of Falmouth in October by the British , it was learned that German troops had been engaged as ...
... hope of reconciliation . From now on the Americans were proclaimed rebels . Insult was added to injury when , following the burning of Falmouth in October by the British , it was learned that German troops had been engaged as ...
Page 79
... hope , savoring the tid- ings of Trenton and Princeton , making it his policy to disturb Vergennes as seldom as possible . His sparing visits were one way of handling the minister ; the British Ambassador had another . Morning , noon ...
... hope , savoring the tid- ings of Trenton and Princeton , making it his policy to disturb Vergennes as seldom as possible . His sparing visits were one way of handling the minister ; the British Ambassador had another . Morning , noon ...
Page 205
... hope of assist- ance from their navy in the worldwide struggle . He was to be disillusioned , for Spanish policy toward France was to " ask ev- erything and grant nothing , " as the Comte de Montmorin , French Ambassador to Madrid ...
... hope of assist- ance from their navy in the worldwide struggle . He was to be disillusioned , for Spanish policy toward France was to " ask ev- erything and grant nothing , " as the Comte de Montmorin , French Ambassador to Madrid ...
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