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 156
... letter from Jay in which he sounded like the competent New York lawyer that he had been before the war , full of brisk advice to Deane to collect facts and evidence with which to confound the sea of enemies he felt were all around him ...
... letter from Jay in which he sounded like the competent New York lawyer that he had been before the war , full of brisk advice to Deane to collect facts and evidence with which to confound the sea of enemies he felt were all around him ...
Page 211
... letter from America since she had left it arrived . Her devoted family had been writ- ing constantly , especially her two merry sisters Kitty and Susan , but it has been seen how few letters reached their destinations during the war ...
... letter from America since she had left it arrived . Her devoted family had been writ- ing constantly , especially her two merry sisters Kitty and Susan , but it has been seen how few letters reached their destinations during the war ...
Page 218
... letter after letter ever since his arrival begging them to use their influence to arrest the flood of bills drawn upon him , but they seemed not to listen . A letter from Gouverneur Morris is typical of those that reached him in reply ...
... letter after letter ever since his arrival begging them to use their influence to arrest the flood of bills drawn upon him , but they seemed not to listen . A letter from Gouverneur Morris is typical of those that reached him in reply ...
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