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 58
... remained in London . About 1771 , the gossip going the rounds of English society was that the Chevalier was not a man , but a woman . Bets on the matter were placed in the clubs . The case of an unimportant transvestite would never have ...
... remained in London . About 1771 , the gossip going the rounds of English society was that the Chevalier was not a man , but a woman . Bets on the matter were placed in the clubs . The case of an unimportant transvestite would never have ...
Page 146
... remained at home , declining all invita- tions abroad , arranging the public affairs , and reading french Litterature.23 It would be natural to suppose that , if John Adams felt as bit- terly as is suggested in the above cri de coeur ...
... remained at home , declining all invita- tions abroad , arranging the public affairs , and reading french Litterature.23 It would be natural to suppose that , if John Adams felt as bit- terly as is suggested in the above cri de coeur ...
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... remained at his wife's side , he had showed a tend- ency which worried Jay to take on responsibilities that were not his and to talk imprudently to important people . Jay brought him up sharply with a cold letter of reprimand , to which ...
... remained at his wife's side , he had showed a tend- ency which worried Jay to take on responsibilities that were not his and to talk imprudently to important people . Jay brought him up sharply with a cold letter of reprimand , to which ...
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