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 27
... received the King's message of thanks . He had been quite overcome with gratitude . No doubt Julien de Bonvouloir was grateful for the King's message , and for the 200 livres , although it was a meager wage for such an assignment . A ...
... received the King's message of thanks . He had been quite overcome with gratitude . No doubt Julien de Bonvouloir was grateful for the King's message , and for the 200 livres , although it was a meager wage for such an assignment . A ...
Page 119
... received at Court in 1778 until the end of his mission in 1785 , it was his duty to join the other foreign ambassadors in the ritual of driving to Versailles every Tuesday to be received in audience by the King and Queen . His ...
... received at Court in 1778 until the end of his mission in 1785 , it was his duty to join the other foreign ambassadors in the ritual of driving to Versailles every Tuesday to be received in audience by the King and Queen . His ...
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... received from you , not the least mention is made that you have ever received a line from me . . . . But I cannot take my pen with my Heart overflowing and not give utterance to some of the abundance which is in it . Could you after a ...
... received from you , not the least mention is made that you have ever received a line from me . . . . But I cannot take my pen with my Heart overflowing and not give utterance to some of the abundance which is in it . Could you after a ...
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