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 87
... taken on this coast , having sunk his despatches . We hear that Hammond suffered the same fate on your coast . Johnson , by whom we wrote in September , was taken going out of the channel ; and poor Capt . Lambert Wickes , who sailed at ...
... taken on this coast , having sunk his despatches . We hear that Hammond suffered the same fate on your coast . Johnson , by whom we wrote in September , was taken going out of the channel ; and poor Capt . Lambert Wickes , who sailed at ...
Page 93
... taken place the preceding month at home . Twice there were rumors of victories - twice the sources turned out to be unreliable . It was on December 4 , just before noon , that Jonathan Loring Austin of Boston jumped out of his carriage ...
... taken place the preceding month at home . Twice there were rumors of victories - twice the sources turned out to be unreliable . It was on December 4 , just before noon , that Jonathan Loring Austin of Boston jumped out of his carriage ...
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... taken four years to consider whether she should treat with us or not . Give her forty , and let us in the meantime mind our own business . " 24 Jay received this letter on May 10. Eleven days later , he and his family were packed up and ...
... taken four years to consider whether she should treat with us or not . Give her forty , and let us in the meantime mind our own business . " 24 Jay received this letter on May 10. Eleven days later , he and his family were packed up and ...
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